Factors affecting the performance of health behaviors in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention

Abstract

Background/Objectives: This study was a descriptive survey study to identify correlations between the knowledge of disease, self-efficacy, family support, and performance of health behaviors of the patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). Methods/Statistical analysis: The subjects were 111 patients who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and who were hospitalized for follow-up examination within 3 years after undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention in M hospital in G city From September 1, 2017 to January 30, 2017 and analyzed using SPSS 18.0 version program. Findings: According to the study result, the subjects’ mean score of the knowledge of disease, self- efficacy, family support, and Performance of Health Behaviors were 0.73±.0.16, 3.62±.0.71, 2.39±.0.96, and 2.92±.0.42, respectively. Factors that showed significant difference in health behaviors according to general characteristics of the subjects were sex (t=4.61, p=.034), presence of metabolic syndrome (t=6.90, p=.010). Knowledge of disease related knowledge, self-efficacy, family support, and health behaviors were correlated. Knowledge of disease(r=.275, p