Effectiveness of Behavioral Reformative Program for Stroke Prevention Among Hypertensive Patients in Koh Phangan Hospital, Suratthani.

Abstract

            This quasi experimental study aimed to evaluate effectiveness of behavioral reformative program for stroke prevention among hypertensive patients in Koh Phangan Hospital, Suratthani. Study was conducted during October 2013 to September, 2014. The 76 hypertensive patients were participated the behavioral reformative program for stroke prevention with acceptable and social support of stroke prevention were applied in group process during 12 weeks by researcher.
Knowledge, perception, attention to treat and stroke prevention behavioral was collected by questionnaire before and after participated the behavioral reformative program for stroke prevention.
Descriptive statistics including frequency percentage mean minimum maximum and standard deviation were used to analyze the data. Paired sample t-test was used to analyze the differential.Finding revealed that before and after participated the behavioral reformative program for stroke prevention the average knowledge score of stroke prevention were 10.4 and 14.7, the average perception score of stroke prevention were 80.3 and 93.6, the average attention to treat of stroke prevention were 23.2 and 27.2, and the average stroke prevention behavioral score were 43.9 and 56.6 with statistically significant (t=-13.4 -15.5 -13.2 and -25.3 respectively p<0.05). Therefore the health ministry should be supporting policy on proactive health service of health promotion with health education regarding behavioral reformative program and extend to other patients such as diabetics and psychosis.