Knowledge, Self-Care Behavior and Health Status of Hypertensive Patients
Hypertensive Patients
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ความดันโลหิตสูง, ความรู้, พฤติกรรมการดูแลตนเอง, ภาวะสุขภาพAbstract
Hypertension is a chronic non-communicable disease that tends to increase in number. The aim of this research was to survey the knowledge, self-care behaviors and health status of hypertensive patients by interviewing hypertensive patients during follow-up examination between October to November 2021 with four parts questionnaires: characteristic information, knowledge, self- care behaviors and health status of hypertensive patients. A total of 79 hypertensive patients were interviewed. The results showed that the mean score of knowledge of hypertension was 12.85 ± 1.83 from 15 points. The number of high-level scores was 77.2%. The highest frequency of correct self-care behaviors was regularly taking medicines for hypertension (97.5%). In contrast, the highest frequency of incorrect self-care behaviors was regularly using monosodium glutamate or seasoning powder for cooking (49.4%). Health status of most hypertensive patients were stage 1 of hypertension (32.9%) and body mass index in the range of overweight, obesity level 1-2 (74.7%). In conclusion, the score of knowledge of hypertension in the hypertensive patients was at high level, the incorrect self- care behaviors were food consumption and they were obesity. The data from this research can be used as a guideline for more effective care of hypertensive patients.
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