The Development of Health Behaviors in Hypertension Patient in Kut Taphet Sub district, Lam Sonthi District : Lopburi Province

Abstract

This research aimed to determine 1.to study context and situation of the consumption in Hypertension (HT) patient, 2) to develop health, behaviors modification model of HT patient and to evaluation this programed. This study was Research and Development (R & D) research, sample sizes were to people who were HT patients with voluntary and consent to cooperate this programmed. The research tools include 3 programs of changing behaviors by 1) model of changing behavior by individual with motivation counseling, 2) Trading camp activity by base learning and 3) Set up network HT patient. Analyze the data by Descriptive statistics, presentation by percentage, mean, standard deviation and the relation of variable by dependent T-test.

The results reveal that : The sample people were 38 persons by 54.31 % ; namely liked to eat salty food , the total score was 15 items with full score 45 point. The average score of sample size before joined the process was 26.63 (S.D. 5.42) and the after found the average score was higher 35.74 (S.D. 3.36) According to the main factors; namely the sample size who was trained and learned to develop self-health consumption behavior had the same higher scores (p < .05).The suggestion should; The HT patient had a viable causes, the durability and sustainable which, will made encourage, self-control and self-care and addition to understand, awareness to bring about changing behaviors had protected the HT permanently or sustainable next.