Key result
Self-care behavior in older adults with hypertension had a significantly positive relationship with hypertension history, income, and education level (p<0.05), but not with age, gender, or coincident disease.
Cross-Sectional (n=300)
No
p-value: p=<0.05
Self-care may merit emphasis in older adults with hypertension; cross-sectional data leaves causal effects and intervention benefits open.
Introduction: High blood pressure is the most important public health problem in developing countries. The implementation of self-care regarding its cost-effectiveness seems necessary. The aim of conducting this study was to investigate factors associated with self-care behaviors in elderly with hypertension.
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Barati et al. (2018) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=300). Demographic and socioeconomic factors (hypertension history, income, education level) was evaluated on Self-care behavior score and its relationship with demographic factors (p=<0.05). Self-care behavior in older adults with hypertension had a significantly positive relationship with hypertension history, income, and education level (p<0.05), but not with age, gender, or coincident disease.
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