The Structural – capital Determinants of Healthy Lifestyle to Cope with Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases are one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality in this age. Adopting a healthy lifestyle is one of the best ways to cope whit these types of diseases. The aim of this research was to study The structural – capital determinants of healthy lifestyle among patients with Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) before the disease. The research method is a  survey and regarding time, it is cross-sectional. The sample size was 412 patients (including 239 men and 173 women). The results of "Structural Equation Modeling" showed that the collected data, the structural model with exogenous variables "socioeconomic status", "life condition" and "health relevant capital" confirmed to an acceptable extent.  The total effect of these three variables on a healthy lifestyle was equal to 0.46. In other words, 0.46 of healthy lifestyle changes the among patients can be explained by these three variables and 0.54 of unexplained variance is related to the variables out of the equation.