Key result
Sociodemographic and clinical factors, including income and prior hypertension diagnosis, were significantly associated with moderate healthy life awareness (mean score 49.62) and low blood pressure awareness (mean score 2.89).
Why the study?
The study was conducted to measure healthy life awareness, blood pressure awareness and insight levels, along with their predisposing factors among adult individuals.
What are the levels of healthy life awareness and blood pressure awareness and insight, and their predisposing factors among adult individuals?
Cross-Sectional (n=290)
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What are the levels of healthy life awareness and blood pressure awareness and insight, and their predisposing factors among adult individuals?
Most adult individuals in a rural Turkish district displayed moderate healthy life awareness but low blood pressure awareness and insight, highlighting a need for nursing-led lifestyle and adherence interventions.
Hypothesis-generating for targeted awareness programs in rural adults; prospective studies needed to confirm causality and impact.
OBJECTIVE: To measure healthy life awareness, blood pressure awareness and insight levels, along with their predisposing factors among adult individuals. DESIGN: A population-based cross-sectional study. SAMPLE: The population consisted of adult individuals in a rural district of a city in Türkiye. Voluntary individuals who visited the population screening, organized as the May Measurement Month activity, were invited to the study (n = 290). MEASUREMENTS: The data were collected by a questionnaire, the Healthy Life Awareness Scale (HeLAS), and the Blood Pressure Awareness and Insight Scale (BASIS). Descriptive statistics, Pearson Correlation, and multiple linear regression were used to analyze the data. RESULTS: The mean scores of the HeLAS and the BASIS were 49.62 ± 8.30 and 2.89 ± 1.43, respectively. Income level, regular physical activity habits, and formerly being diagnosed with hypertension were positively associated with a healthy life awareness level. Former diagnosis of hypertension, regular medication usage, and being unemployed were the significant predisposing factors of blood pressure awareness and insight level. CONCLUSIONS: Most adult individuals displayed a moderate level of healthy life awareness and a low level of blood pressure awareness and insight. Nurses could take on the leading role in developing healthy lifestyle habits among individuals, ensure medication treatment adherence, and prevent hypertension prevalence.
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Terzi et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy life and blood pressure awareness (n=290). Sociodemographic and clinical factors was evaluated on Healthy Life Awareness Scale (HeLAS) and Blood Pressure Awareness and Insight Scale (BASIS) scores. Sociodemographic and clinical factors, including income and prior hypertension diagnosis, were significantly associated with moderate healthy life awareness (mean score 49.62) and low blood pressure awareness (mean score 2.89).
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