J Korean Acad Adult Nurs.  2007 Dec;19(5):763-774.

Effects of the Knowledge, Health Belief, and Self-Efficacy about Osteoporosis on Calcium Intake Behavior for Postmenopausal Osteoporosis Patients

• Song HR
• So HY

Abstract

PURPOSE: To identify the predictors of calcium intake behavior and examine the relationships among bone mineral density, osteoporosis knowledge, osteoporosis health belief, osteoporosis self efficacy and calcium intake behavior of postmenopausal osteoporosis patients.
METHODS
The subjects consisted of 94 patients. The measurement tools were osteoporosis knowledge test, osteoporosis health belief scale, osteoporosis self-efficacy and calcium intake frequency questionnaire. The data were analyzed using the SPSS WIN 11.0 program.
RESULTS
The bone mineral density of the lumbar were .75g/cm2, T-score -2.67 and the femur neck were .67g/cm2, T-score -2.30. There was statistically a significant correlation between calcium intake behavior and health motivation (r=.449, p=.000) among the osteoporosis health belief. In hierarchial multiple regression analysis, current spouse(12.8%) and health motivation(19.9%) of the osteoporosis health belief explained the 32.7% of variance in calcium intake behavior.
CONCLUSION
Nursing intervention should be developed for increasing the calcium intake behavior through promoting health motivation for the postmenopausal osteoporosis women having no spouse currently.

Keyword

Osteoporosis; Bone mineral density; Menopause

MeSH Terms

Bone Density
Calcium*
Female
Femur Neck
Humans
Menopause
Motivation
Nursing
Osteoporosis*
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal*
Self Efficacy
Spouses
Surveys and Questionnaires
Calcium