Self-care practices and role of family support in control of blood pressure among hypertensive patients visiting a tertiary care centre
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blood pressure control, self-care practices, family support, India.Abstract
Background: Blood pressure (BP) control depends on adherence to self-care practices and family support is important to achieve this self-care. But the research in this area are limited.
Aims: To study self-care practices and role of family support in control of blood pressure among hypertensive patients visiting a tertiary care centre and to study factors associated with control of blood pressure.
Settings and Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 hypertensive patients who attended the outpatient department
Methods and Material: Study participants are selected by systematic random sampling method using a structured questionnaire using an adapted Hypertension Self-Care Activity Level Effect (H SCALE) scale. Chi-square test, Logistic regression test was used.
Statistical analysis used: Data was be entered into MS-Excel and analysed with a statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) Version 20.
Results: Mean age of study participants was 58.6±11.1 years. Medication adherence, DASH adherence diet and adherence to physical activity was among 71.7 %, 6.3%, and 48.7% respectively. 16.3%, 90.7 and 85.7% were adherent to weight management practices, adherent to nonsmoking and alcohol abstinent, BP control was among 61.7% and strong family support was among 7.9%. Adherence to weight management practices and not living alone were associated with BP control, which was found statistically significant using multivariate logistic regression.
Conclusions: Weight management practices and DASH diet adherence were poor.
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