The Development and Effects of a Medication Adherence Intervention Program for Hypertensive Patients

Autor: Soon Ock Kim
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing. 22:342
ISSN: 2288-4203
1225-9594
DOI: 10.12799/jkachn.2011.22.3.342
Popis: Purpose: This study was to estimate the effectiveness of an intervention program using the trans-theoretical model on the stages of change, the process of change, decisional balance, self-efficacy, the levels of medication adherence, and blood pressure difference. Methods: A similar experiment was conducted using a nonequivalent control group pre- and post-test design. The study subjects were 108 hypertensive patients. The program was administered to the experimental group while educational materials were given to the control group. Descriptive analysis, 2-test, t-test, and repeated measures ANOVA were used with SPSS 17.0 to analyze collected data. Results: After treatment with this program, the experimental group showed stage of change (x 2 =52.917, p
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