BACKGROUND Several countries have recently attempted to implement telecare information technology to provide health care to older adults. This study applied self-determination theory (autonomy, relatedness, and competence) and the theory of planned behavior (subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and attitudes toward using tools) to investigate a theoretical model for explaining the pre...

BACKGROUND From the Theory of Planned Behaviour perspective, sexual intention is determined by a permissive attitude, perception of social norms and perceived self-efficacy in performing sexual activity. The aim of this study was to develop and validate the Youth Sexual Intention Questionnaire (YSI-Q), which was designed to measure sexual intention among youths in Malaysia. METHODS A total of...

BACKGROUND Lung cancer patients and survivors are significantly less likely to use support groups than those with other cancers. In this study, we evaluated the utility and specificity of the Behavioral Model for Vulnerable Populations for modeling intention to participate in face-to-face (F2F) and online lung cancer support groups. METHODS Adults diagnosed with lung cancer (n = 230) complete...

This study entitled “Entrepreneurial Intention among Community Science College Students: Determinants towards entrepreneurship” aimed at profiling entrepreneurship 100 graduating classstudents I.C. of Home and identify determinants their entrepreneurial intentions. The used survey design andcollected information through structured questionnaire from prospective graduates.The experiment on inten...

BACKGROUND Young and unmarried women have not been a target group for cervical cancer prevention in Korea. No previous studies have investigated the awareness of Pap testing, the intention to undergo Pap testing, or the factors associated with that intention, in this group of women. This information would be useful for an expansion in the focus of primary cervical cancer prevention. This study ...

Objectives of the Study This study is aimed to present a clear picture of e-invoicing in China, by introducing the whole related process and work that have been carried out or are going to be done in the recent years. Also, it will explore Chinese individual’s attitude towards B2C e-invoicing and the factors that can affect individual’s intention to adoption. Based on those studies, useful sugg...

BACKGROUND Men who have sex with men (MSM) are disproportionately infected with HIV in Thailand. Factors affecting their intention to take non-occupational HIV post-exposure prophylaxis (nPEP) are not well understood. This study sought to determine factors associated with an intention to take nPEP in this population. METHOD This is a two-phase mixed-method study. Phase I was a cross-sectional...

BACKGROUND Despite strong support for predictive validity of the theory of planned behavior (TPB) substantial variance in both intention and behavior is unaccounted for by the model's predictors. The present study tested the extent to which habit strength augments the predictive validity of the TPB in relation to a currently under-researched behavior that has important health implications, name...

Background and Aim Healthy aging is the permanent right of all people. Thus, the purpose of this work was to investigate the expectation confirmation model constructs on intention of continuing to consume fruit and vegetables among the rural elderly. Materials and Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted on 332 elderly. The expectation confirmation model served as a theoretical framew...

BACKGROUND Defects caused by excision of benign lid margin tumors are conventionally repaired by reconstructive surgery. However, second intention healing is another option for managing wounds on the lid margin. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of second intention healing after a shave excision of benign tumors on the lid margin. METHODS Lid defects following a shave excision of the ...