Why the study?
Hypertension is a controllable risk factor for cardiovascular disease, making hypertension control a main target to prevent further illness, but levels of self-care behaviors, motivation, and self-efficacy needed exploration.
Jordanian patients with hypertension demonstrated good self-care practices, motivation, and high self-efficacy, which were positively correlated with each other and predicted by medication adherence and smoking status.
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Supports motivation- and self-efficacy-focused interventions in hypertension; leaves open causal effects on outcomes.
Introduction Hypertension is a serious public health issue. It is a significant but controllable factor in the emergence of cardiovascular disease. Controlling hypertension is a main target for individuals to prevent further illness. Objective This study aims to explore the level of self-care behaviors, motivation, and self-efficacy among individuals with hypertension. Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design was used to recruit ( n = 121) participants utilizing the Hypertension Self-Care Profile (HTN-SCP) questionnaire. Results The analysis revealed that the mean score of self-care behavior was 49.7 ( SD = 10.0) out of 20–80, which indicates that they are likely to have good self-care behavior. The mean score of motivation for self-care was 59.7 ( SD = 11.8) out of 20–80, reflecting that individuals with hypertension have a good level of motivation for self-care, and the mean score of self-efficacy was 70.0 ( SD = 9.8) out of 20–80, which means that individuals with hypertension have a high level of self-efficacy. Also, there was a significant positive correlation between self-care behavior and motivation for self-care ( r = .527, p < .001), between motivation for self-care and self-efficacy ( r = .554, p < .001), and between self-efficacy and self-care behavior ( r = .572, p < .001). Conclusion The study revealed that Jordanian patients with hypertension have good self-care practices, motivation, and high self-efficacy. Patients should therefore be strongly recommended to be compliant with self-care practices. The government should prioritize hypertensive patients by making it easier for them to receive information about self-management practices to improve their quality of care.
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