Abstract:
Cervical spondylosis is a rising concern among young people these days while more and more patients choose acupuncture treatment to solve discomfort caused by cervical spondylosis. A cross-sectional study was conducted in the Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, China with 262 recruited participants through simple random sampling. The aim of the study was to investigate the predictive relationship between lifestyle, sleep quality, mental stress, knowledge about cervical spondylosis, social support and health behavior and the quality of life among patients with cervical spondylosis ongoing acupuncture in Wenzhou, China. Data were collected using sets of self-reported questionnaires consisting of Lifestyle Health Lifestyle Questionnaire, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Chinese Perceived Stress Scale, Self-Rated Abilities for Health Practices Scale, Social Support Rating Scale, Cervical spine disease health knowledge awareness questionnaire, The 12-item Short Form Health Survey. Descriptive statistics, testing assumption and multiple regression were used for data analysis. Findings revealed that the mean score of total scores in quality of life scale was 37.77 ± 10.57 indicating relatively moderate levels among patients with cervical spondylosis ongoing acupuncture. The result also found that lifestyle (β =. 25, p<.01), health behavior (β =.379, p<.001), social support (β =.098, p<.01), knowledge about cervical spondylosis (β =. 107, p<.01) and sleep quality (β =-.196, p<.001) explained 71% of the variance of quality of life. Nurses can use the findings to guide the patients avoid factors influencing cervical health and improve life quality.