Determinants of the utilization of allergy management measures among hay fever sufferers: a theory-based cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The quality of life of chronically ill individuals, such as hay fever sufferers, is significantly dependent on their health behavior. This survey aimed to explain the health-related behavior of allergic individuals using the protection motivation theory (PMT) and the transtheoretical model (TTM).

Methods

The influencing variables stated by PMT were operationalized based on data from semistructured pilot interviews and a pretest with 12 individuals from the target population. The final questionnaire inquired perceived seriousness and severity of hay fever, response efficacy, response costs, self-efficacy, and the use of various hay fever management measures in relation to the TTM stages. Multivariate logistic regression was performed to investigate the relationship

SUBMITTER: Muzalyova A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7720499 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature