Application of IMB model in preventing venous thromboembolism in elderly lung cancer patients.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to explore the effects of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral (IMB) Skills Model on the prevention of Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in elderly lung cancer patients.

Methods

A convenience sampling method was used to select study participants who were hospitalized for treatment between November 2022 and August 2023 at a tertiary hospital in Neijiang and met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The control group (n = 41) received conventional health education, while the intervention group (n = 40) received health education based on the IMB Skills Model over three months. The scores of the Venous Thrombosis Knowledge, Participation in Thrombosis Prevention Willingness and Behavior Questionnaire, and Quality of Life Measurement Scale (QLQ

SUBMITTER: Liu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10904599 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature