Relationships between health behavior, knowledge, and beliefs among Swedish blue-collar workers.

G K Näslund
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The main objective of this study was to assess the health behavior, risk awareness and beliefs concerning the importance of positive health practices among blue-collar workers, and to examine the relationships between behavior, knowledge and beliefs. Data were gathered from 1359 workers aged 18-65 years using a postal questionnaire to 2493 randomly selected members of two labor unions. A high prevalence of negative health practices was noted among the respondents. While no relationship was found between health behaviors and awareness of risks associated with such behaviors, there was a relationship between positive health practices and strong beliefs about the importance of those practices. Awareness of the influence of a positive behavior on disease risk was associated with a stronger belief concerning the importance of that behavior. Women were characterized by having more positive health behavior, a higher level of risk awareness and stronger beliefs concerning the importance of positive health practices. It was concluded that while relationships were found between behavior and beliefs, and between beliefs and risk awareness, further research to establish the direction of the relationships is warranted.

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瑞典蓝领工人健康行为、知识和信念之间的关系
本研究的主要目的是评估蓝领工人的健康行为、风险意识和对积极健康习惯重要性的信念,并探讨行为、知识和信念之间的关系。通过邮寄问卷的方式收集了1359名18-65岁的工人的数据,随机抽取了两个工会的2493名成员。在答复者中指出,消极的保健做法非常普遍。虽然没有发现健康行为与意识到与这些行为相关的风险之间的关系,但积极的健康做法与对这些做法重要性的坚定信念之间存在关系。认识到积极行为对疾病风险的影响与对该行为重要性的更强信念有关。妇女的特点是有更积极的健康行为,对风险有更高的认识,对积极健康做法的重要性有更坚定的信念。结论是,虽然发现了行为和信念之间的关系,以及信念和风险意识之间的关系,但有必要进一步研究以确定关系的方向。
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