Health behaviours in patients with lower limb deep vein thrombosis following hip or knee arthroplasty: latent profile analysis and influencing factors based on a cross-sectional study in Urumqi, China.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aims to categorise health behaviours in patients with lower limb deep vein thrombosis and explore the factors that influence these behaviours.

Design

A cross-sectional study.

Setting

This study was conducted in four tertiary general hospitals in Urumqi, China.

Participants

This study included a total of 544 participants.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Self-rated abilities for health practices, health behaviour motivation, social support and health behaviour were the primary outcome measures.

Results

Model 3 demonstrated superior fit across indices, supported by an Entropy value of 0.806 and a significant bootstrap likelihood ratio test (p<0.001). The generalised linear mixed model identified self-rated abilities for he

SUBMITTER: Hu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12778309 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature