Key result
An educational intervention based on the health belief model significantly increased self-care behavior scores to 79.4 compared to 59.7 in the control group among hypertensive older adults.
Why the study?
Hypertension prevalence is rising with population aging, and the effects of a health belief model-based educational intervention on self-care behaviors for hypertension control in older adults needed evaluation.
Does an educational intervention based on the health belief model improve self-care behavior in hypertensive older people?
Population
99 hypertensive elderly people in two rural centers of Ardestan, Iran
Comparison
Three educational intervention sessions based on the health belief model vs control group
Design
Quasi-experimental study
Authors
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May not yet change hypertension education practice; hypothesis-generating and requires RCT confirmation.
Does an educational intervention based on the health belief model improve self-care behavior in hypertensive older people?
Absolute Event Rate: 79.4% vs 59.7%
p-value: p=<0.001
An educational intervention based on the health belief model significantly improved self-care behaviors and health beliefs among hypertensive older adults in rural Iran.
Naeemi et al. (2022) studied Hypertension (n=99). Educational intervention based on the health belief model vs. Control group was evaluated on Self-care behavior score at 3 months (p=<0.001). An educational intervention based on the health belief model significantly increased self-care behavior scores to 79.4 compared to 59.7 in the control group among hypertensive older adults.
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