Determinants of Health Behavior for Effective Treatment and Prevention of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Empirical Advances

Abstract

Objective: The prime objective of this research is to investigate the impact of health behavior, quitting smoking, access to healthcare, and patients' adherence to healthcare on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease treatment. Methods: A 7-point Likert scale questionnaire was administered to collect the data. A sample size of 471 respondents was used for the determination of results with a structural equation modeling approach. Smart PLS 4 was used for testing the results of the measurement model assessment and structural model assessment. Results: The findings of the current study showed that health behavior, quitting smoking, access to healthcare, and patients' adherence to healthcare are significant antecedents of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease effective treatment. Conclusion: This research reported that the emphasis and support for health behavior improvement, quitting smoking support, access to better healthcare, and patient adherence to healthcare are opportunities useful for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease effective treatment all over the world. The research has reliable theoretical as well as practical implications that are critical to improving the body of knowledge and practices for the improvements in the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.