Why the study?
Hypertension is prevalent in Indonesia, affecting 34.1% of adults aged 18 years and older, prompting the evaluation of educational interventions to increase patient knowledge.
Does an educational leaflet improve hypertension knowledge and blood pressure in hypertensive patients?
Does an educational leaflet improve hypertension knowledge and blood pressure in hypertensive patients?
Providing educational leaflets significantly improves hypertension knowledge and reduces systolic blood pressure in hypertensive patients managed at community health centers.
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Leaflet education may improve hypertension knowledge; leaves open whether it affects adherence or blood pressure control.
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of hypertension in Indonesia based on the results of a population survey up to 2018, it is known that the age of ≥18 years diagnosed by doctors is 34.1%. Increased knowledge in this study by providing educational interventions in hypertensive patients. AIM: This study aims to determine the effect of giving leaflets on the level of knowledge in hypertensive patients.. METHODS: This study is a quasi-experimental study of leaflets for hypertensive patients conducted at 5 Community Health Centers in Surabaya City. The primary outcome observed was the level of knowledge between 2 groups which are the intervention group (given leaflets) and the control group (baseline). In the intervention group measuring the level of knowledge before and after 2 weeks were given the leaflet intervention. The level of knowledge was measured using the Indonesian version of the hypertension knowledge-level scale questionnaire. The leaflet used contains the definition, limits of blood pressure in hypertension, diet and lifestyle advice, and the importance of adherence to medication consumption according to the regimen recommended by doctors to control blood pressure. RESULTS: The majority of knowledge levels in the control group (32.64%) and the intervention group increased the percentage of the high level of knowledge from 13.4% to 62.89% after being given a leaflet. Based on statistical analysis, it is known that there is an effect of giving leaflets to the level of knowledge between the control and post-intervention group, and pre-post intervention gave significant changes (p < 0.001). The effect of leaflets on changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure was known not to provide significant changes in the control and post-intervention groups (p > 0.05), but between the pre- and post-intervention groups gave significant changes (p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The leaflet provides a better change based on 5 indicators performance of hypertension.
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