health-promoting behaviors and self-efficacy of health behaviors in ischemic stroke patients, rafsanjan, 2019

Background: in recent decades, non-communicable diseases have been increasing for various reasons. this study aimed to evaluate health-promoting behaviors (hpbs) and self-efficacy of health behaviors (shebs) in patients with ischemic stroke admitted to the neurology ward.methods: the statistical population of this cross-sectional descriptive study included all patients with ischemic stroke during the first six months of 2019. the participants completed a demographic checklist, shebs questionnaire, and hpbs questionnaire. independent t-tests, analysis of variance, and correlation coefficient were used to analyze the data.results: data analysis showed that interpersonal support and stress scores were higher in men, and scores of taking responsibility, exercise, and hpbs were higher in non-natives. stress score was higher in smokers, drug users, and people with primary education (p<0.05). also, the physical self-efficacy of men and all dimensions of shebs of non-natives were higher compared to other groups (p <0.05).conclusion: there are apparent differences in hpbs and self-efficacy among stroke patients regarding gender, nativity, smoking, and substance use that should be considered to help them improve their hpbs and health self-efficacy.