THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND FACTORS OF HEALTH BELIEF MODEL IN DENTAL PATIENTS’ BRUSHING AND FLOSSING

Badri Gargari, R and Salek Hadadian, N (2011) THE ROLE OF SELF-EFFICACY AND FACTORS OF HEALTH BELIEF MODEL IN DENTAL PATIENTS’ BRUSHING AND FLOSSING. The Journal of Urmia Nursing and Midwifery Faculty, 9 (3). pp. 130-138.

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Abstract

The self-efficacy and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were utilized to understand brushing and flossing self-care in Tabriz private dental clinics. Materials & Methods: One hundred participants (50 males, 50 females) were selected with accessible sampling method from Tabriz private dental clinics. In dental waiting rooms, dental patients completed a questionnaire assessing HBM variables and self-efficacy, as well as their performance of the oral hygiene behaviors of brushing and flossing. SPSS and AMOS were used for data analysis. Result: The results showed that the HBM with barriers emerging as the sole HBM factor influencing brushing. In addition, it was found that the significant predictors of flossing were barriers, susceptibility, and self-efficacy. Conclusion: According to research barriers predicted oral hygiene behavior (brushing), suggest that clinical interventions should target barrier reduction processes. Also self-efficacy has predicted a range of health behaviors (flossing); therefore, dental professionals should encourage patients’ selfconfidence to floss at recommended levels.

Item Type: Article
Uncontrolled Keywords: Health Belief Model, Self-efficacy, Brushing, Flossing, Susceptibility, Barriers
Subjects: R Medicine > RT Nursing
Depositing User: Unnamed user with email gholipour.s@umsu.ac.ir
Date Deposited: 18 Feb 2018 04:50
Last Modified: 18 Feb 2018 04:50
URI: http://eprints.umsu.ac.ir/id/eprint/4393

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