%0 Journal Article %T Effects of the health belief model following acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a hospital in China %A Ji, Mei %A Wang, Ai-Hong %A Ye, Jun %A Shen, Ya-Hui %A Chen, Chun-Mei %A Yu, Chen %A Li, Li-Fang %J Journal of Thoracic Disease %D 2019 %B 2019 %9 %! Effects of the health belief model following acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a hospital in China %K %X Background: This study aims to investigate the effects of education with health belief model (HBM) on anxiety and fatigue among patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD). Methods: Patients with AECOPD admitted into Taizhou People’s Hospital, Jiangsu, China between December 2012 and October 2013 were randomly selected for the present study according to random number table. A total of 99 cases with anxiety were included. These patients were divided into two groups: experimental group educated by HBM (n=47), and control group educated by conventional method (n=52). The scores for anxiety and fatigue were evaluated using the self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) and multidimensional fatigue inventory (MFI-20). Results: After educational intervention by HBM, patients achieved a significant decrease in anxiety and fatigue scores, when compared to patients in the control group, who were educated by the conventional method at the time of admission, discharge, and 6 weeks after discharge (P Conclusions: HBM program effectively may alleviate anxiety and fatigue, providing necessary information for symptom management among patients with AECOPD. %U https://jtd.amegroups.org/article/view/30340 %V 11 %N 8 %P 3593-3598 %@ 2077-6624