This study aims to determine the influence of the constructs of the health belief model and fear of dementia on the behavioral intention to prevent middle-aged Korean adults’ dementia. Applying a descriptive design, 163 middle-aged adults were recruited. Structured questionnaires were used to collect data regarding fear of dementia, behavioral intention to prevent dementia, the expanded health belief model’s variables (i.e., perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefit, perceived barrier, cues to action, general health motivation, and self-efficacy), and other general characteristics between August and September 2019. The determinants of the behavioral intention for dementia prevention were identified through hierarchical regression analysis. The significant factors influencing the behavioral intention for dementia prevention were general health motivation and self-efficacy, accounting for 34.2% of the variance. The results revealed key factors that should be considered in future interventions to enhance adherence concerning dementia-preventive behaviors.

本研究旨在确定健康信念模型的构建和对痴呆的恐惧对预防韩国中年成人痴呆的行为意图的影响。采用描述性设计，招募了 163 名中年人。结构化问卷用于收集有关对痴呆的恐惧、预防痴呆的行为意图、扩展健康信念模型的变量（即感知易感性、感知严重性、感知益处、感知障碍、行动线索、一般健康动机和自我认知）的数据。 2019 年 8 月至 9 月期间的其他一般特征。通过分层回归分析确定了痴呆预防行为意图的决定因素。影响痴呆预防行为意向的显着因素为一般健康动机和自我效能感，占方差的34.2%。结果揭示了在未来干预措施中应考虑的关键因素，以提高对痴呆预防行为的依从性。