Why the study?
Does a 12-week health literacy promotion program improve health behaviors and reduce blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension?
Population
50 patients with uncontrolled hypertension at a subdistrict health promoting hospital in Phayao Province, Thailand
Comparison
12-week health literacy promotion program vs usual care
Design
Quasi-experimental 2-group pretest-posttest study
Follow-up
12 weeks
Key result
A 12-week health literacy promotion program significantly reduced systolic blood pressure compared to usual care (MD -6.97 mmHg; 95% CI -13.33 to -0.60; P=.033).
Authors
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May support health literacy programs for hypertension in primary care; leaves open efficacy pending randomized trials.
RCT (n=50)
randomly assigned
No
Does a 12-week health literacy promotion program improve health behaviors and reduce blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension?
Mean Difference: -6.97 (95% CI -13.33–-0.6)
p-value: p=.033
A 12-week health literacy promotion program significantly improved health behaviors and reduced systolic blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled hypertension, suggesting its utility in primary care.
Tesamut et al. (2026) conducted an RCT in uncontrolled hypertension (n=50). Health literacy promotion program vs. Usual care was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure reduction (MD -6.97, 95% CI -13.33 to -0.60, p=.033). A 12-week health literacy promotion program significantly reduced systolic blood pressure compared to usual care (MD -6.97 mmHg; 95% CI -13.33 to -0.60; P=.033).