title: Predictors of health promotion behavior in women without prior history of coronary heart disease.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine health promotion behavior (HPB) and the best predictors of HPB in women without prior history of coronary heart disease (CHD). The sample included 119 women aged between 35 and 60 years who had no prior CHD history. The women were asked to complete a self-administered survey regarding their demographic data, personal CHD risk factors, HPB, CHD knowledge, and perceived benefits and barriers to CHD risk factor modification. The women in this study did not practice HPB regularly and had low CHD knowledge levels, a high perception level of benefits, and a moderate level of perceived barriers to CHD risk modification. Backward multiple regression analysis demonstrated that smoking history, family history of CHD, CHD knowledge levels, and perceived barriers to CHD risk modification were the best predictors of HPB in women without CHD. Women with fewer perceived barriers to CHD risk modification, higher CHD knowledge levels, and no smoking history or family history of CHD were more likely to practice HPB.
authors.affiliation: Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health, Washington University Medical Center, St. Louis, MO 63110, USA. jlt4355@bjc.org
authors.forename: Joanne L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Thanavaro
authors.forename: Shirley M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Moore
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anthony
authors.forename: Georgia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Narsavage
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Delicath
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015992:Body Mass Index; D003327:Coronary Disease / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006293:Health Promotion; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D008019:Life Style; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D009042:Motivation; D012044:Regression Analysis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D040242:Risk Reduction Behavior; D012907:Smoking / Q000523:psychology; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014930:Women / Q000193:education / Q000523:psychology*