Wallace Lorraine Silver
Department of Family Medicine, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville 37920, USA.
Am J Health Behav. 2002 May-Jun;26(3):163-72. doi: 10.5993/ajhb.26.3.1.
To examine personal characteristics and expanded health belief model (EHBM) constructs associated with the practice of osteoporosis-protective behaviors among a random sample of nontraditional college women.
A valid and reliable written mail questionnaire assessing osteoporosis knowledge, EHBM constructs, weight-bearing exercise (EX), and dietary calcium intake (CA) was completed by 273 women.
A high proportion of women did not meet current guidelines for EX (50.7%) or CA (67.8%). Exercise self-efficacy and barriers to exercise were the best predictors of overall EX and CA behaviors.
The EHBM was useful in predicting EX and CA.
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