The Effects of The Health Behavior Change Program Toward Cooperation in Self-Care of New Patients With Hypertension

Abstract

Introduction : Hypertension (high blood pressure) is a very important diseases. It is also a risk factor causing other diseases as well.   Providing effective health education and participation in the health behavior change program health reduce the rate of the emergency department visits including hospitalization.

Objective : To study the effects of the health behavior change program toward cooperation in self-care of new patients with hypertension

Method : Quasi experimental research by using one-group pretest-posttest design by using percentages, mean, standard deviation and Paired sample t-test.

Result : The research result shows that after the experiment, most of the participants have lower high blood pressure which is statistically significant (p-value<0.05). The knowledge of the occurrence of complications, perception of danger of complications, knowledge of self-care, health care behavior, higher than before the experiment which is statistically significant (p-value<0.05). Moreover, the sample group has mean score of stress lower than before the experiment which is statistically significant (p-value<0.05).

Conclusion : The activity participation can encourage to change their health care behaviors and can reduce the use of medicine. Besides, related department can apply and develop healthcare processes in patients with other chronic diseases as well.