Effectiveness of Health Literacy Promotion Programs on Self-Management Behaviors of high blood pressure risk group, Tak Fa District, Nakhon Sawan Province.

Abstract

This quasi-experimental research aimed to study the effectiveness of a health literacy promotion program on self-management behaviors among high blood pressure risk groups in the Tak Fa District, Nakhon Sawan Province. The sample consisted of 30 individuals at risk of hypertension, aged 35-50 years.
The research instruments comprised a questionnaire and health literacy promotion program. The study was conducted over an 8-week period. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (frequency, percentage, mean, and standard deviation) and a paired samples t-test at a .05 significance level. After participating in the health literacy promotion program, participants demonstrated significantly higher mean scores in health literacy than pre-program levels (P-value < 0.001). Self-management behaviors for hypertension prevention improved significantly (p < 0.001). Additionally, both mean systolic blood pressure (P-value < 0.001) and mean diastolic blood pressure (P-value = 0.017) were significantly reduced compared with baseline measurements. This research demonstrates that the health literacy promotion program effectively enhanced health literacy and appropriate self-management behaviors among individuals at a risk of hypertension.