The Effect of Educational Program on Hypertension Management Toward Knowledge and Attitude Among Uncontrolled Hypertension Patients in Rural Area of Indonesia.

Autor:	Kurnia AD; Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia., Melizza N; Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia., Ruhyanudin F; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia., Masruroh NL; Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia., Prasetyo YB; Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Indonesia., Setyowati CI; Public Health Center of Ciptomulyo, Malang, Indonesia., Khoirunnisa O; Faculty of Health Science, University of Muhammadiyah Malang, Malang, Indonesia.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Community health equity research & policy [Community Health Equity Res Policy] 2022 Jan; Vol. 42 (2), pp. 181-188. Date of Electronic Publication: 2020 Nov 30.
DOI:	10.1177/0272684X20972846
Abstrakt:	Background: Hypertension is a major public health threat affecting adults worldwide. The low hypertension management knowledge causes uncontrolled high blood pressure and it's a complication. It requires patients with uncontrolled hypertension to increase adherence to either pharmacological therapy or nonpharmacological therapy aimed at achieving normal blood pressure. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a short-term educational program on hypertension management related knowledge and attitude among uncontrolled hypertension patients in Malang, Indonesia. Methods: The research design used a Quasi-Experimental study with the design of one group pre-post-test. The participants were 41 uncontrolled hypertension patients chosen by purposive sampling at the Ciptomulyo Public Health Center. The questionnaires were used to collect the data. The Hypertension Knowledge-Level Scale (HK-LS) questionnaire was used to determine the knowledge of uncontrolled hypertension patients. KAP questionnaire was used to determine the attitude of the participants. The data were analyzed statistically using the Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test. Results: The majority of respondents were aged 55-65 (54%), female (83%), housewife (76%), graduated elementary school (71%), and long suffered from hypertension >1 year (68%). The result showed that the provision of the educational program increases knowledge (p = 0,000) and attitude (p = 0,008) of patients on the management of hypertension. Conclusion: Health education could improve hypertension management knowledge and attitude among uncontrolled hypertension in the rural area. Furthermore, Health providers should consider giving the education among uncontrolled hypertension.
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