Higher physical exercise and weight decisional balances were associated with lower smoking decisional behaviors among 110 Jordanian hypertensive patients.
Cross-Sectional (n=110)
What is the relationship between decisional balances for smoking, weight control, and physical exercise among hypertensive patients?
Higher decisional balance for physical exercise and weight control is associated with lower smoking decisional behaviors in hypertensive patients, suggesting multidimensional interventions may be effective for health promotion.
The decisional balance is related to the transtheoretical model, and involves weighting the pros and cons of performing a behavior. The study aimed to assess hypertensive patients' decisional balances about smoking, weight control, and physical exercise. A cross-section descriptive correlation design was used, and 110 patients were recruited using convenience sampling in outpatient clinics. The decisional balance was measured using "Decisional Balance Scales," which assess an individual's decisional balance related to smoking, weight control, and physical exercise behaviors. The results predicted that Jordanian hypertensive patients with higher physical exercise decisional balance and higher weight decisional balance had lower smoking decisional behaviors. Nurses can foster health promotion and behavioral change by employing interventions that improve decisional balances. Improving the decisional balance of one behavior would have a positive impact on other behaviors. Thus, designing multidimensional interventions might be effective for modifying different types of health behaviors, and fostering health promotion practices.
Eshah et al. (Sat,) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=110). Higher physical exercise and weight decisional balances were associated with lower smoking decisional behaviors among 110 Jordanian hypertensive patients.