Assessing Spine-related Self-efficacy among School Children in Iran | ||
| International Journal of Musculoskeletal Pain Prevention | ||
| Article 2, Volume 5, Issue 4, 2020, Pages 396-401 PDF (319.74 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Research | ||
| DOI: 10.52547/ijmpp.5.4.396 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Zahra Akbari-Chehrehbargh1; Sedigheh Sadat Tavafian* 2; Ali Montazeri3 | ||
| 1PhD graduated, Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| 2Department of Health Education and Health Promotion, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| 3Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institutes for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Aims: Self-efficacy is an important predictor of spine-related behavior among adults. This article aimed to assess the self-efficacy toward healthy spine-related behavior among schoolchildren in Iran. Method and Materials: A cross-sectional study was done in region 22 of capital Tehran, Iran , through a simple random sampling method. In this regard, 104 schoolchildren participated in the study. To collect data, a self-reported questionnaire was used. Descriptive/ analytical statistical analysis was applied. Chi-square test was used to obtain relationship between self-efficacy and participants characterizes. The data was analyzed by SPSS version 24. Findings: In all, 104 female elementary schoolchildren who were studying in 5th grade participated in this study. The findings demonstrated that the rate of back pain during last week was 23.1% (n=24). Only, 16.3% (n=17) of participants had a high level of self-efficacy. There were significant relationships between father’s job (P=0.019) and presence of back pain (P=0.048) with self-efficacy. Conclusions: Perceived self-efficacy toward healthy spine-related behavior was needed to be improved among schoolchildren by applying potential change strategies in educational program. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| self-efficacy; Spine-related Behavior; Schoolchildren | ||
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