Factors predicting preventive behaviors of carpal tunnel syndrome of bankers : a case study of agriculture and agricultural cooperatives bankers in Chonburi province
Abstract:
This research aimed to study carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) preventative behaviors, the CTS perception level according to the theory of Health Belief Model , and the predictive factors of the CTS among Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives Bankers who used computers for more than five hours a day. Online questionnaires modified in accordance with the theory of Health Belief Model were given to 126 subjects who were selected by purposive selection.
ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿResearch instruments included questionnaires concerning 1) personal data 2) CTS knowledge 3) perceptions of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and 4) behaviors of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). The reliability of these questionnaires were 0.93, 0.75, 0.93 and 0.92 respectively. Data were collected from May 5-31,2022 were analyzed using mean, percentage, standard deviation (SD), minimum and maximum values, pearson’s correlation coefficient and multiple linear regression. Factors concerning sex, age, BMI, congenital disease, dominant hand, working group and CTS knowledge involved the use of the wrist were found no statistically significant relationship with preventive disease behaviors.
ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿ ÿThis research showed that participants had the high level of health belief perceptions on CTS (X̅ = 3.06) and moderate level of behaviors in preventing on CTS (X̅ = 2.73). Health motivation (R = 0.560, p<0.001), perceived benefit of practice (R = 0.469, p<0.001), perceived severity of disease (R = 0.449, p<0.001), perceived risk of disease (R = 0.430, p<0.001), and perceived barriers (R = 0.383, p<0.001) were all significantly associated with disease prevention behaviors. This study demonstrated that perceptions were correlated with CTS. Furthermore, the most influence was health motivation effect size 0.376 and factors predicting preventive behaviors of carpal tunnel syndrome of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives bankers could predict (β = 0.726, p<0.001) ÿabout 45.4 % at the statistically significant level ofÿ 0.01