Assessment of adherence to self-care behaviors in hypertensive patients in Qom | Zendy

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Assessment of adherence to self-care behaviors in hypertensive patients in Qom

Author(s) -

Amin Arabshahi,

Zabihollah Gharlipour,

Seyed Abbas Hosseinalipour,

Siamak Mohebi

Publication year - 2020

Publication title -

qom univ med sci j

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2008-1375

pISSN - 1735-7799

DOI - 10.29252/qums.14.2.55

Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , checklist , regimen , physical therapy , analysis of variance , prehypertension , medication adherence , diastole , self care , health care , psychology , economics , cognitive psychology , economic growth

Methods: This study was a cross-sectional (descriptive analytical) study, which was performed on 243 patients with hypertension referred to urban community health centers using available sampling method in Qom city in 2019. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire, a self-care behaviors questionnaire and a checklist to assess and record systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and a standard blood pressure gauge. Data were analyzed by SPSS version 20 software using independent t-, chi-square, oneway ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient tests.

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