The Effect of the Health Promotion Programto Improve Behavior Control of Hypertension Patient with Hypertension in ,Noen Yang Sub-District, Kham Muang District, Kalasin Province

Abstract

This quasi - experimental research aimed to studythe effect of the health promotion program to improve behavior control of hypertension patient in Noen Yang Sub-district, Kham Muang District, Kalasin Province. The research was divided into 2 groups: according to experimental group and comparison group, 1) The experimental group received standard care and the activity according to the health promotion program of hypertensive patients, 2) The comparison group received standard care only. The samples were diagnosed with hypertension and without complications have 90 persons, by Sample Random Sampling, the experimental group and the comparison group was 45 persons in each group. The data collection processes were used questionnaire before and after experiments. The research period was 12 weeks. The data analyses descriptive statistics consisted of general data and history of illness used were percentage, mean, standard deviation, paired t-test and independent t-test. Compare the proportion of blood pressure levels analyses used was McNemar and Z-test for proportion. The study revealed that after the intervention, the experimental group had mean scores ofknowledge,self-efficacy ,outcome expected in practice and behavior control of hypertension increased more than both of before intervention and the comparison group had been statistically significantly at 0.05, and blood pressure control after the intervention, The experimental group had better control of hypertension than before the intervention and more than the comparison group statistically significant at 0.05