The status of health behavior in patients with lung cancer and its influence factors / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective This paper fucus on the status of lung cancer patients in health behavior and analyze its influencing factors. Methods Questionnaire survey has been finished by Health-Promoting Lifestyle ProfileⅡ,Fear of Progression Questionnaire-Short Form and General Self-Efficacy Scale, which were delivered to 120 patients with lung cancer. Results The total score of health behavior was 114.64± 18.42, which meant the level of health behavior was under the average level. It was significant on the level of education, occupation, monthly income, types of medical insurance,pathological pattern, time of diagnosis and methods of treatment (F=4.678-11.088, P<0.05) for patients`health behavior. There was negative correlation between health behavior and fear of cancer recurrence, positive correlation between health behavior and self-efficacy (P<0.01). Self-efficacy (P=0.000), monthly income (P=0.009), level of education (P=0.000), types of medical insurance (P=0.004), pathological pattern (P=0.007) were the influencing factors of health behavior. Conclusions The level of health behavior in lung cancer patients is under the average level.Self-efficacy,monthly income,level of education、types of medical insurance, pathological patternwere the influence factors of health behavior. Clinical stuff can encourage patients to improve their health behavior by improving self-efficacy of patients and concerning psychological change.