Factors related to self-care behavior in patients at risk for stroke in the Ban Bong Mang community, Ubon Ratchathani Province

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to study factors related to self-care behaviors among individuals at risk of stroke in the community of Bong Mang, Ubon Ratchathani Province. This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate self-care behaviors among individuals at risk, stroke prevention, and factors related to self-care behaviors in a sample of 58 participants. Data were collected through questionnaires and analyzed using descriptive statistics, means, medians, percentages, standard deviations, quartiles, and Chi-square statistics. The study found that the sample had a high level of knowledge about stroke at 96.6%. The most accessed health services were medical consultations, with 87.9% receiving regular check-ups from physicians, nurses, and public health officers. The strongest social support came from families, with 93.1% reporting high levels of support. Optimal self-care behaviors included seeking medical attention immediately when experiencing abnormal symptoms (96.6%), while the least optimal behavior was regularly consuming salty foods (32.8%). Factors significantly associated with self-care behaviors among at-risk individuals included occupation (7.612, p = 0.037), hypertension (9.656, p = 0.004), alcohol consumption history (7.783, p = 0.015), recent blood pressure control (9.697, p = 0.012), and body mass index (4.870, p = 0.038). Primary, enabling, and reinforcing factors showed no significant relationship with self-care behaviors among at-risk individuals (p = 0.32, 0.69, >0.05), respectively.