Why the study?
Hypertension has a high prevalence in Indonesia and causes a tremendous health economic burden, severe complications, and productivity loss.
Does health and nutrition education improve blood pressure, knowledge, and compliance in hypertensive patients?
Population
179 hypertension patients in Bogor District
Comparison
Health and nutrition education vs control
Design
Control quasi-experiment
Follow-up
6 months
Key result
Health and nutrition education over 6 months significantly improved knowledge and compliance among hypertensive patients (p<0.001), but no significant difference in blood pressure was observed.
Authors
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May support education for hypertension knowledge in Indonesia; leaves open effects on compliance or outcomes.
Does health and nutrition education improve blood pressure, knowledge, and compliance in hypertensive patients?
p-value: p=<0.001
Health and nutrition education over 6 months significantly improves knowledge and compliance in hypertensive patients, though it did not yield a statistically significant difference in blood pressure compared to control.
Rahmawati et al. (2022) studied Hypertension (n=179). Health and nutrition education vs. Control group was evaluated on Blood pressure knowledge and compliance (p=<0.001). Health and nutrition education over 6 months significantly improved knowledge and compliance among hypertensive patients (p<0.001), but no significant difference in blood pressure was observed.
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