Objective:This study sheds light on the going-out behaviors of patients with chronic diseases when purchasing drugs during COVID-19,explores what factors influence these behaviors,and makes recommendations to guarante...Objective:This study sheds light on the going-out behaviors of patients with chronic diseases when purchasing drugs during COVID-19,explores what factors influence these behaviors,and makes recommendations to guarantee the pharmaceutical treatment of patients with chronic diseases.Methods:A questionnaire based on the health belief model(HBM)was designed and convenience sampling was employed to administer the online questionnaires.The influence of the respondents’demographic information on their going-out behaviors was analyzed by means of multiple linear regression.A structural equation model(SEM)was constructed to explore how health beliefs related to chronic diseases and COVID-19 influenced patients’going-out behaviors.Results:A total of 869 questionnaires were analyzed.The structural equation model revealed that while the severity of the chronic disease had a direct positive effect on going-out behaviors(l=0.106),chronic disease behavior barriers had a direct negative effect on their going-out behaviors(l=-0.204).Conclusion:Educational background,co-living situation,and income could influence patients’going-out behaviors.The severity of the chronic disease and chronic disease behavior barriers directly affected patients’going-out behaviors.Furthermore,patients’health beliefs about COVID-19 ultimately affected their going-out behaviors by influencing their health beliefs related to chronic disease.展开更多
文摘Objective:This study sheds light on the going-out behaviors of patients with chronic diseases when purchasing drugs during COVID-19,explores what factors influence these behaviors,and makes recommendations to guarantee the pharmaceutical treatment of patients with chronic diseases.Methods:A questionnaire based on the health belief model(HBM)was designed and convenience sampling was employed to administer the online questionnaires.The influence of the respondents’demographic information on their going-out behaviors was analyzed by means of multiple linear regression.A structural equation model(SEM)was constructed to explore how health beliefs related to chronic diseases and COVID-19 influenced patients’going-out behaviors.Results:A total of 869 questionnaires were analyzed.The structural equation model revealed that while the severity of the chronic disease had a direct positive effect on going-out behaviors(l=0.106),chronic disease behavior barriers had a direct negative effect on their going-out behaviors(l=-0.204).Conclusion:Educational background,co-living situation,and income could influence patients’going-out behaviors.The severity of the chronic disease and chronic disease behavior barriers directly affected patients’going-out behaviors.Furthermore,patients’health beliefs about COVID-19 ultimately affected their going-out behaviors by influencing their health beliefs related to chronic disease.
