Relationships of between knowledge, perceived self efficacy to and health behaviors of patients with hypertension in Mamuang Song Ton Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Mueang Nakhon Si Thammarat District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province
Keywords:
Perceived self-efficacy, Health behaviors, Patients with hypertensionAbstract
This study aimed to examine the correlation between knowledge, perceived self-efficacy, and health behaviors of patients with hypertension living in Mamuang Song Ton Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nakhon Si Thammarat Province. The samples consisted of 74 participants who had blood pressure levels above 140/90 mmHg and had been diagnosed with hypertension for at least 1 month. The researcher employed simple random sampling without replacement. Data were collected by using questionnaires. The reliability of the knowledge about hypertension questionnaire was assessed using KR-20, resulting in a score of 0.75. The perceived self-efficacy questionnaire and the health behavior assessment of hypertension patients were calculated using Cronbach's alpha, yielding scores of 0.92 and 0.85, respectively. Data were analyzed using frequency, percentage, mean standard deviation, and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient statistics with a significance level of .05.
The finding indicated a significant positive relationship of perceived self-efficacy and health behavior (r = 0.690, p < .05). However, there was no statistically significant correlation between knowledge about hypertension and health behavior in patients with hypertension (r = .149, p > .05)
The findings suggest that healthcare providers should apply these study results to develop interventions or programs to promote health behaviors among patients with hypertension by focusing on perceived self-efficacy.
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