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April 1, 2014Studies on Home and Community Science

Impact of Intervention Programme on Knowledge, Attitude, Practices in the Management of Hypertension among Elderly

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Key result

An educational intervention programme improved knowledge, attitude, and practice scores regarding hypertension management among elderly patients compared to baseline.

Why the study?

Does an educational intervention program improve knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding hypertension management in elderly patients?

Population

80 elderly adults with hypertension, aged 65 to 76 years, from three areas of Bangalore city.

Comparison

Educational programme module designed to improve… vs Pre-intervention baseline.

Design

Other, Purposive random technique used for sampling.

Authors

KRK. S. RoopaGDGeeta Devi

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Overview

Pre-post KAP gains support pilot programs in elderly hypertension care; leaves open translation to BP control or outcomes.

Structured PICO

Does an educational intervention program improve knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding hypertension management in elderly patients?

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Population
80 elderly adults (50% women) aged 65 to 76 years with hypertension, evaluated before and after an educational intervention.
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Intervention
Educational programme module designed to improve knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) in the management of hypertension.
C
Comparator
Pre-intervention baseline (quasi-experimental repeated measure design comparing pre- and post-test assessments).
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Outcome
Knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) scores assessed via a Structured Interview Schedule (SIS).patient reported

An educational intervention program effectively improves knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding hypertension management among elderly patients.

Cite This Study

Roopa et al. (2014) studied Hypertension (n=80). Educational programme vs. Pre-intervention baseline was evaluated on Knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) scores. An educational intervention programme improved knowledge, attitude, and practice scores regarding hypertension management among elderly patients compared to baseline.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab77ff8499a6d761e24da56https://doi.org/10.1080/09737189.2014.11885411
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