Abstract:
To compare knowledge of hypertension disease and self-care agency of hypertensive elderly patients before and after teaching by using participatory learning program, and between hypertensive elderly patients who were taught by using participatory learning program and those who were taught by regular health teaching. The sample were 44 hypertensive elderly patients at Nanglae Primary Care Unit, Nanglae Subdistrict, Meung District, Chiangrai Province, selected by match pairs into one experimental group and one control group, 22 each group. The research instruments were developed by researcher, participatory learning program, test of knowledge of hypertension (r=.66) and the questionaires of self-care agency (r=.79). The data were analyzed by using t-test. The major findings were as follows 1. Knowledge of hypertension of hypertensive elderly patients after teaching by using participatory learning program was significantly higher than before at the .05 level. 2. Self-care agency of hypertensive elderly patients after teaching by using participatory learning program was significantly higher than before at the .05 level. 3. Knowlege of hypertension of hypertensive elderly patients who were taught by using participatory learning program was significantly higher than hypertensive elderly patients, who were taught by regular health teaching at the .05 level. 4. Self-care agency of hypertension disease of hypertensive elderly patients, who were taught by using participatory learning program was significantly higher than hypertensive elderly patients who were taught by regular health teaching at the .05 level.