The impact of self-efficacy education on self-care behaviours of low salt and weight setting diets in hypertensive women covered by health-care centers of Dehaghan in 2013. | [Journal of Pakistan Medical Association • 2015]

Author(s):

1. Afsane Khosravizade: Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of MedicalSciences, Isfahan, Iran

2. Akbar Hassanzadeh: Department Of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Facultyof Health, Isfahan Universityof MedicalSciences, Isfahan, Iran

3. Firoozeh Mostafavi: Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan, Iran

Abstract:

Objective: To examine the impact of self-efficacy-based education on promoting self-care behaviour in low-salt and weight-setting diets for hypertensive women. Method: The quasi-experimental study was conducted in 2013 and comprised hypertensive women registered with healthcare centres in Dehaghan, Iran. The subjects were divided into two equal groups; intervention group and comparison group. For the intervention group, four educative sessions were conducted based on self-efficacy leading to self-care behaviours, while the comparison group did not receive any education. Self-efficacy and selfcare questionnaires data (obtained before intervention, immediately after intervention and 3 months after intervention) was analysed using SPSS 20. Results: There were 64 subjects divided into two groups of 32(50%) each. The mean age in the intervention group was 51.2±6.86years and 49.1±7.99years in the comparison group. Self-care behaviours of low salt diet (p=0.002) and weight-setting diet (p=0.004) were more significantly seen in the intervention group. The means of systolic blood pressure (p=0.004) and diastolic blood pressure (p

Page(s): 506-511

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Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 65, Issue: 5, Year: 2015

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