碩士 / 大仁科技大學 / 製藥科技研究所 / 106 / Fucoidan is a water-soluable sulfated polysaccharide found in various species of brown
seaweed. The fucoidan had a wide range of pharmacological activity but was recognized
less by the consumers. Based on health belief model (HBM), this study aimed to explore
and clarify the buying behaviors of fucoidan among long-term care facility staffs in central
Taiwan.
In this study, 292 convenient samples around central Taiwan were solicited, and then
data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, dependent samples t-test, independent
samples t-test, chi-square test, one-way ANOVA, and Pearson correlation with SPSS
software package.
The results indicated that there were only 31 respondents (10.6%) used fucoidan
(multiple choice question) to regulate the immune system and to supply nutrition (11
respondents, 35.5%, respectively) and to improve liver function (10 respondents, 32.3%).
Some health belief constructs were significant different along with the demographic
factors of age, education, institutional type, job title, income, and health condition. The
demographic factors of education and institutional type were significant different with
fucoidan buying behaviors. The perceived susceptibility and perceived benefits of health
belief constructs were significant correlation with fucoidan buying behaviors.
In conclusions, fucoidan had various bioactivity, but was known less in health foods
market. We suggested that the medical professionals should increase the knowledge of
fucoidan and then might improve the confidence of use fucoidan for the long-term care
facility residents.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:TW/106TAJ00549005 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | FU, SHEN-CHIA, 傅紳嘉 |
| Contributors | LI, SHU-YU, LIU, WEI-WEN, 黎淑雲, 劉偉文 |
| Source Sets | National Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations in Taiwan |
| Language | zh-TW |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | 學位論文 ; thesis |
| Format | 85 |
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