The Effect of Perceived Susceptibility Constructs Educational Program on Promoting Adaptation of hyperthyroidism Patients

Hyperthyroidism in people can lead to poor mental health; it can also affect physical health in many areas. Therefore, the adaptation of patients with hyperthyroidism is very important. In this regard, educational programs play a very important role. Health belief model is one of the effective models of health education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of the perceived susceptibility structure educational program of the Health Belief Model on improving the adaptation of patients with hyperthyroidism. For this purpose, 60 patients with hyperthyroidism in Milad Hospital of Tehran were randomly divided into a control and an experimental group (30 patients each). A questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model was used to collect information on improving the adaptation of patients with hyperthyroidism. The case group received an educational program for one month and both groups completed the corresponding questionnaire 3 months after the educational intervention, and the data were analyzed.

The results show that before the educational intervention, the experimental and control groups had no significant difference between the scores for awareness, susceptibility, severity, perceived benefits and barriers, and performance, whereas after the educational intervention, these factors increased significantly in the experimental group compared to the control group, and perceived obstacles also decreased (p = 0.001). This study shows that a health education program developed based on a Health Belief Model is effective in promoting adaptive behaviors in patients with hyperthyroidism. In addition, control, monitoring, and educational follow-up are recommended when implementing these programs