The Effect of self-efficacy education based on self-care behaviors of self-administered hypertension groups

High blood pressure is a chronic disease that requires long-term treatment; despite being asymptomatic, it leads to fatal complaints and complications. Therefore, the present study was conducted to determine the effect of education based on self-efficacy theory on self-care behaviors of hypertensive self-help groups in comprehensive health service centers in Mashhad in2020.  Methods: This study is a quasi-experimental study in which 80 female patients with hypertension were randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The educational intervention was based on the theory of self-efficacy for the experimental group. Data collection tools were a three-part questionnaire including: demographic information and a standard questionnaire of self-efficacy and self-care of blood pressure. Data were analyzed using independent t-test, Mann-Whitney, Chi-square, Fisher's exact test, Friedman test and repeated measures and analysis of covariance by SPSS software version 20 with a significance level of 0.05 Results: There was a significant difference in self-efficacy (P <0.001) and self-care (P <0.001) scores and controlled blood pressure between the experimental and control groups. The self-care score increased by 0.84 which was also statistically significant (p <0.001) Conclusion: Intervention based on the theory of self-efficacy can be effective in promoting self-care and self-efficacy of blood pressure self-help groups. Therefore, it is suggested that this theory be used in educational planning for patients and blood pressure self-help groups.