Vipa Lapbamrung. Health behavior and health belief on blood pressure control among essential hypertensive patients . Master's Degree(Epidemiology). Mahidol University. : Mahidol University, 2004.
Health behavior and health belief on blood pressure control among essential hypertensive patients
Abstract:
The study was a cross-sectional analytic study. The purpose of this study was
to determine the association between health behavior, health belief, and blood
pressure control among essential hypertensive patients who were treated at the
hypertension clinic, Out-patient Department, Somdejprachoataksinmaharaj hospital
in Tak province from April 26, 2004 to August 27, 2004. The total number of
subjects was 310. Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, univariate analysis by
chi-square statistics and multivariate analysis by forward stepwise, and logistic
regression with 95% confidence interval, all of which were done by the SPSS
program.
Results showed that only 24.2% of the subjects were able to reduce their
blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg. Multiple logistic regression was applied to
calculate adjusted odd ratios (ORadj). Factors associated with blood pressure control
among essential hypertensive patients were stress (ORadj = 3.51, 95%CI = 1.56-7.91,
P-value = 0.002), and drug compliance (ORadj = 3.15, 95%CI = 1.82-5.44, P-value <
0.001).
The findings of this research showed factors associated with blood pressure
control among essential hypertensive patients. Health teams should provide health
education in a participatory manner focusing on physical health care, drug
compliance, and stress management in order to increase effectiveness of prevention,
and control of essential hypertension