The Effect of an Educational Intervention Program on the Adoption of Low Back Pain Preventive Behaviors in Nurses: An Application of the Health Belief Model

Abstract

Study Design Randomized controlled trial. Objective The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of a theory-based educational intervention program on the level of knowledge and Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs among nurses in terms of the adoption of preventive behaviors. Methods This pretest/posttest quasi-experimental study was conducted on 100 nurses who were recruited through the multistage sampling method. The nurses were randomly assigned to intervention and control groups. The participants were evaluated before and 3 months after the educational intervention. A multidimensional questionnaire was prepared based on the theoretical structures of the HBM to collect the data. Data analysis was performed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Results There was no significant difference in the mean values of HBM constructs prior to the intervention between the intervention and control groups. However, after the administration of the educational program, the mean scores of knowledge and HBM constructs significantly increased in the intervention group when compared with the control group (p < 0.0001). Conclusion The results of the current study revealed that the educational intervention based on the HBM was effective in improving the nurses' scores of knowledge and HBM constructs; therefore, theory-based health educational strategies are suggested as an effective alternative to traditional educational interventions.

Effectiveness of a multidimensional intervention program in improving occupational musculoskeletal disorders among intensive care units nurses: a cluster controlled trial with follow-up at 3 and 6 months

“…Training and lectures effectively increase awareness of safety and self-protection [47] and promote healthy practices among nurses [39]. The WRMD Awareness Month as a cue factor strengthens the belief in safe work behavior through brochure distribution and knowledge and skills competition [27,28]. As part of multidimensional intervention, improving risk perception fully considers the effects of psychological factors on behavior and promotes the adoption of safe working behavior among nurses through changes in attitude and belief.…”

“…(2) WRMD Awareness Month. The Health Belief Model holds that individual behavior is in uenced by cues that motivate people to change their behavior, such as media reports, advice from others, and reminder brochures [27,28]…”

“…The multidimensional intervention program consisted of three components: improvement of risk perception, health behavior training, and promotion of a safe working environment. Risk perception has been proposed as a determinant for preventive health behaviors in a number of behavioral theories [27]. Adequate perception of WRMDs can motivate the adoption of safe work behaviors [28,29].…”

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“…In their research, Barrientos‐Trigo et al (2018) summed up the possible interventions for improving nurses’ work environment, such as adequate staffing, making nursing work valued, including nurses in decision‐making processes and good interprofessional communication. Further, Saremi et al (2019) confirmed a negative correlation between knowledge of ergonomics and occupational injuries, which means that training nurses in ergonomics is an effective way of altering occupational behaviour (Sharafkhani, Khorsandi, Shamsi, & Ranjbaran, 2016).…”

Egy deréktáji fájdalommal kapcsolatos betegségspecifikus tudást felmérő külföldi kérdőív hazai, magyar nyelvű validálása

“…Sharafkhani és mtsai [5] egy Health Belief Model alapú oktatási programmal mérték fel ápolók tudását a krónikus derékfájdalom prevenciós lehetőségeiről. Négy 60 perces előadást hallgathattak meg az ápolók a derékfájdalom rizikótényezőiről, komplikációiról, a prevenciós tevékenységek előnyeiről, valamint a fájdalommal való megküzdési lehetőségekről.…”