Introducing a new measure for assessing self-efficacy in response to air pollution hazards for pregnant women

Araban, Marzieh; Tavafian, Sedigheh Sadat; Zarandi, Saeed Motesaddi; Hidarnia, Alireza; Gohari, Mahmood Reza; Prochaska, Janice M.; Laluie, Afsaneh; Montazeri, Ali

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“…Air pollution is a serious threat to the health of pregnant mothers, and studies have shown the relationship between increased concentrations of carbon monoxide in environment and miscarried pregnancies. ( 1 , 10 ). Studies also suggest a relationship between air pollution and pregnancy outcome such as low birth weight and gestational age.…”

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“…Air pollution is one of the most important problems of metropolitan cities. Caused by emissions of particulate matter, chemical, and biological materials, air pollution seriously threatens the health status of the residents of these regions and causes a variety of acute and chronic diseases ( 1 , 2 ). The amount of air pollution in some cities of regions such as China, Italy, Canada, and Japan has been reported beyond the threshold of permissible limit ( 3 – 6 ).…”

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Predicator of Pregnant Women’s Self-care Behavior against Air Pollution: An explanation based on the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM)

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IntroductionAir pollution is one of the most important problems of metropolitan cities. The level of air pollution in the city of Ahvaz is so much higher than the standard level, that it can create risks, particularly for pregnant women in the area. The aim of the study was to examine the predictors of self-care behavior of pregnant women against air pollution according to Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM) in Ahvaz.MethodsIn this cross-sectional study, 330 pregnant women who were referred to health care centers in western Ahvaz in 2015 were examined. The data collection tool was a reliable and valid researcher-made questionnaire consisting of three parts: The first part was demographic information, the second part according to the extended parallel process model, included perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, response efficacy, and self-efficacy. The third part examined self-care behavior. Then, the collected data was analyzed by using the software SPSS 16. Data analysis was done by using Spearman’s correlation coefficient and linear regression.ResultsThe average age of study subjects was 26.07 ± 2.3 years, and most (45.5%) were in the second trimester of pregnancy. These findings showed that self-efficacy constructs (β = 0.41) and response efficacy (β= 0.15) have predictive power of self-care behavior (p < 0.05).ConclusionThe findings showed that self-efficacy and response efficacy, are important factors to predict air pollution self-care behavior. Therefore, to develop a theory-based behavioral modification program for pregnant women, more emphasis on these constructs is recommended.

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Predicator of Pregnant Women’s Self-care Behavior against Air Pollution: An explanation based on the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM)

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Jaafarzadeh²,

Khafaie³

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“…The researchers were limited to collecting required data to view and complete checklists, so the ndings were just reported by elderlies; thus, the ndings might be affected by recall bias. However, according to previous research, self-reporting id considered, as a common way to evaluate performance in the behavioral sciences (18,28,(53)(54)(55). Given that the adult education approach has been used in a limited number of studies, the discussion of the results are limited in scope.…”

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“…This model is speci cally tailored for prevention-based interventions as well as interventions that make short-term changes (29). The validity of this questionnaire was evaluated by the following method (30,31).…”

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Application of Freire's Adult Education Model in Modifying the Psychological Constructs of Health Belief Model in Self-medication Behaviors of Elderly: a randomized controlled trial

Gharouni

Ardalan

Araban

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Background : As people age, they are more likely to engage in self-medication and suffer from its adverse effects. The present study aimed to modifying knowledge, psychological constructs of Health Belief Model (HBM), and self-medication behaviors using Freire’s Adult Education Model (FAEM) among elderlies in Khorramabad, Iran, from 2017 to 2018. Methods: This research was of a randomized controlled trial conducted on 132 individuals older than 60 who were referred from health care centers. The participants were selected using multistage sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. The data collection instruments included a questionnaire which was designed based on both HBM and self-medication behaviors questionnaire. The phases of adult education model (AEM) was used to modify the psychological constructs of HBM and self-medication behaviors. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20 with a significance level of 0.05. Descriptive statistical tests, chi-squared test, paired t-test, independent t-test, and univariate modeling were employed for this purpose. Results : The mean age of the elderlies was 66.28±7.18 years. There was no significant difference between groups in terms of self-medication. Unawareness of the effects of medicine were the most important cause of self-medication (p=0.50). The two groups were not significantly different in terms of knowledge, HBM constructs, and self-medication behaviors (p>0.05). However, they came up to be considerably different for the above variables after the intervention was completed (p<0.05). When the findings were adjusted for the effects of confounding variables, there were significant differences between almost all constructs of HBM and their behaviors ( p < 0.05). However, the perceived barrier modality of HBM did not reach to a significant level of difference between two groups. Conclusion: The educational intervention, which was based on Freire’s AEM, had positive effects on the constructs of HBM and consequently on self-medication behaviors. The psychological constructs of HBM were affected at the phases of listening to problems. Self-medication was tempered at the action-reflection phase with shared creation and evaluation of the action plan geared towards the achievement of the behavioral objectives.

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“…This model is particularly suited for prevention-based interventions as well as relatively short-term interventions to achieve detailed changes [27]. Validity of the instrument was assessed through the following method [28,29].…”

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Application of Freire’s Adult Education Model for Modifying the Psychological Constructs of Health Belief Model in Self-medication Behaviors of Elderly: a randomized controlled trial

Bakhtiar

Ardalan

Araban

et al. 2019

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Background : As people age, they are more likely to engage in self-medication and suffer from its adverse effects. The present study aimed to modifying knowledge, psychological constructs of Health Belief Model (HBM), and self-medication behaviors using Freire’s Adult Education Model (FAEM) among elderlies in Khorramabad, Iran, from 2017 to 2018. Methods: This research was of a prospective randomized controlled trial conducted on 132 elderly individuals older than 60 who were referred from health care centers. The participants were selected using multistage sampling method and randomly divided into two groups of intervention and control. The data collection instruments included a questionnaire which was designed based on both HBM and the self-medication behaviors questionnaires. The phases of the adult education approach were used to modify the psychological constructs of HBM and self-medication behaviors. Data were analyzed using SPSS software version 20 with a significance level of 0.05. Descriptive statistical tests, the chi-squared test, paired t-test, independent t-test, and univariate modeling were employed for this purpose. Results : The mean age of the elderly was 66.28 ± 7.18 years. There was no significant difference between groups in terms of self-medicating. Unawareness of the effects of medicines were the most important causes of self-medication (p=0.50). The two groups were not significantly different in terms of knowledge, HBM constructs, and self-medication behaviors (p>0.05). However, they came up to be considerably different for the above variables after the intervention was completed (p<0.05). When the findings were adjusted for the effects of confounding variables, there were significant differences between almost all constructs of HBM and their behaviors ( p < 0.05). However, the perceived barrier modality of HBM did not reach to a significant level of difference between two groups. Conclusion: The educational intervention, which was based on FAEM, had positive effects on the constructs of HBM and consequently on self-medication behaviors. The psychological constructs of HBM were affected at the phases of listening to the problem and reflecting on it. Self-medication was tempered at the action-reflection phase with shared creation and evaluation of the action plan geared towards the achievement of the behavioral objectives.

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Introducing a new measure for assessing self-efficacy in response to air pollution hazards for pregnant women

Cited by 15 publications

References 38 publications

Predicator of Pregnant Women’s Self-care Behavior against Air Pollution: An explanation based on the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM)

Predicator of Pregnant Women’s Self-care Behavior against Air Pollution: An explanation based on the Extended Parallel Process Model (EPPM)

Application of Freire's Adult Education Model in Modifying the Psychological Constructs of Health Belief Model in Self-medication Behaviors of Elderly: a randomized controlled trial

Application of Freire’s Adult Education Model for Modifying the Psychological Constructs of Health Belief Model in Self-medication Behaviors of Elderly: a randomized controlled trial

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