Liu M, Li MF, Wang SY, Yang FG, Chen DX, Liu JZ. Health information avoidance and health promotion behavior in patients with enterostomy.
Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2023;
31:732-741. [DOI:
10.11569/wcjd.v31.i17.732]
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Abstract
BACKGROUND
Enterostomy is currently the main treatment method for colorectal cancer. Health promotion behavior can improve the quality of life of patients undergoing enterostomy and is of great significance in maintaining their health status. However, health information avoidance can drive patients to avoid health risk information, which is not conducive to their own health. This study hypothesized that health information avoidance in patients undergoing colostomy is the main factor influencing health promotion behavior.
AIM
To investigate the status of health information avoidance and health promoting behavior among enterostomy patients and discuss their relationship, in order to provide reference for improving the prognosis and quality of life of patients with enterostomy.
METHODS
By using the convenient sampling method, 205 enterostomy patients were selected from a hospital in Qingdao. General information questionnaire, Health Information Avoidance Scale, and Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-Ⅱ were used to conduct the investigation.
RESULTS
The health information avoidance score of patients with enterostomy was (25.99 ± 8.81), and 105 patients (56.10%) had varying degrees of health information avoidance behavior, of whom 64 (31.20%) had mild avoidance and 41 (24.90%) had severe avoidance. The Health Promoting Lifestyle Profile-Ⅱ score was (126.19 ± 15.32), which was overall in the middle level. Health information avoidance was negatively correlated with health promotion behavior. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that health information avoidance behavior was a significant influencing factor of health promotion behavior.
CONCLUSION
The health information avoidance behavior and health promotion behavior of patients with enterostomy need to be improved. The medical staff should understand the obstacles of patients in the process of receiving health information, in order to help them effectively cope with the avoidance of health information and improve their health behavior and quality of life.
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