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Using the Health Belief Model to Predict Self-Care Behaviors Among Patients With Cardiovascular Disease Post COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perspective From the United Arab Emirates.
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- Cardiovascular disease risk perception and stages of preventive behaviours: a community survey in Pokhara Metropolitan, Nepal.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Rethinking Post-COVID-19 Behavioral Science: Old Questions, New Insights.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Abstract
Introduction: Data on how the health belief model constructs might predict the self-care behavior of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) post-coronavirus disease (COVID-19) 2019 pandemic are scarce. Objective: This study determines the predictors influencing patients' intention to adhere to self-care for CVD in the United Arab Emirates after the COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. A total of 222 patients with CVD were purposively selected. Three scales were used: Results: The participants had a high level of perceived CVD risk (M = 4.02, SD = 0.714) and high level of perceived benefits regarding adopting healthy behavior (M = 4.30, SD = 0.817). The multiple linear regression revealed that not performing regular sweating exercises (β = 0.230), not receiving smoking cessation instructions (β = 0.214, Conclusions: In a post-COVID CVD, this investigation delineated perceived benefits and cues to action derived from the HBM as the most robust prognosticators of behavioral intention (accounting for 47% of the variance), superseding sociodemographic and clinical parameters (explaining 25% of the variance). These results advocate for tailored interventions accentuating individual advantages and explicit prompts for behavioral modifications within this demographic.
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