Analysis of self-management status and influencing factors of patients with hypertension in community

Objective To reveal the self-management status of patients with hypertension in community, and to analyze the influencing factors of self-management behavior so as to provide theoretical basis for the formation and maintenance of self-management. Methods With the method of stratified random cluster sampling, 559 patients with hypertension were selected from twelve communities in six urban districts of Wuhan completed the questionnaire survey to analyze the demographic characteristics, executive condition of self-management behavior and related psychological behavior with hypertension patients. Results The average age was (61.2±8.4) years. The rate of measuring blood pressure regularly was 38.39%, rate of regular medication was 63.83%, rate of low salt diet was 37.72%, and the rate of regular exercise was 50.45%. The score of self-management was 0.60±0.21. Self efficacy was the influencing factor of self-management score (β=0.042 1, P<0.01). Conclusion Self assessed efficacy is closely related to self-management. Intervention should be guided by psychological behavior theory, and emphasized on psychological aspect.