- 期刊
尿路結石病人之結石飲食調整知識和行為的探討
Exploring the Knowledge of Dietary Modification and Dietary Modification Behavior among Patients with Urolithiasis
摘要
Objective: To investigate among patients with urolithiasis, the level of knowledge about dietary modification, to determine the degree of controlled behavior for dietary modification, to explore the relationship between the knowl-edge and behavior, and to identify predictors of both knowledge and behavior. Patients and Methods: A descriptive correlational design was adopted, and two newly developed questionnaires were used to investigate the patients knowl-edge of dietary modification and their dietary modification behavior. The study consisted of 143 patients from the Kaohsiung area of Taiwan. Results: Results have shown that the average level of knowledge about dietary modifica-tion was low(Mean=7.25,SD=3.73) and the average degree of controlled behavior for dietary modification was some-times happen (Mean=32.43, SD=7.65). In addition, the level of knowledge about dietary modification is positively associated with the controlled behavior(r=0.18,p＜0.05).Predictors of knowledge include education, composition of urinary stone and age, and they account for 23.1% of the total variance of the knowledge variable. Furthermore, the types of treatment and knowledge account for 11.1% of the total variance of the behavior variable. Conckusions: The low level of knowledge and the compromised degree of controlled behavior on dietary modification demonstrate deficiencies in dietary modification among patients with urolithiasis. The results show a need to improve the level of knowledge and to promote the level of controlled behavior on dietary modification. Clinicians can engage in appropri-ate educational atrategies for emphasizing the ipmortance of dietary modification.(Tzu Chi Med J 2003; 15:37-43)
並列摘要
Objective: To investigate among patients with urolithiasis, the level of knowledge about dietary modification, to determine the degree of controlled behavior for dietary modification, to explore the relationship between the knowl-edge and behavior, and to identify predictors of both knowledge and behavior. Patients and Methods: A descriptive correlational design was adopted, and two newly developed questionnaires were used to investigate the patients knowl-edge of dietary modification and their dietary modification behavior. The study consisted of 143 patients from the Kaohsiung area of Taiwan. Results: Results have shown that the average level of knowledge about dietary modifica-tion was low(Mean=7.25,SD=3.73) and the average degree of controlled behavior for dietary modification was some-times happen (Mean=32.43, SD=7.65). In addition, the level of knowledge about dietary modification is positively associated with the controlled behavior(r=0.18,p＜0.05).Predictors of knowledge include education, composition of urinary stone and age, and they account for 23.1% of the total variance of the knowledge variable. Furthermore, the types of treatment and knowledge account for 11.1% of the total variance of the behavior variable. Conckusions: The low level of knowledge and the compromised degree of controlled behavior on dietary modification demonstrate deficiencies in dietary modification among patients with urolithiasis. The results show a need to improve the level of knowledge and to promote the level of controlled behavior on dietary modification. Clinicians can engage in appropri-ate educational atrategies for emphasizing the ipmortance of dietary modification.(Tzu Chi Med J 2003; 15:37-43)