Effectiveness of a Stroke Risk Self-Management Intervention for Adults with Prehypertension
Asian Nursing Research
;
: 328-335, 2015.
Artigo
em Inglês
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-9733
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based intervention for prehypertensive adults, to enhance stroke risk awareness and to adopt a preventive lifestyle for primary stroke prevention.METHODS:
This was a single-blinded, repeated measures quasi-experimental study with 47 participants (23 in the experimental group and 24 in the control group) recruited through convenience sampling from two urban areas. The stroke risk self-management intervention consisted of three weekly, 2-hour, face-to-face sessions and two booster telephone sessions, utilizing strategies to enhance motivation for behavioral changes based on the Self-Determination Theory. All participants completed a pretest, a 1- month and a 3-month post test of stroke risk awareness and preventive lifestyle including blood pressure self-monitoring, healthy diet, and regular physical activity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, two sample t test, repeated measures analysis of variance, and Friedman test with PASW Statistics 18.0.RESULTS:
After the intervention, significant improvements were found in the experimental group for stroke risk awareness, blood pressure self-monitoring and regular physical activity, and were sustained over time.CONCLUSIONS:
Our preliminary results indicate that the stroke risk self-management intervention is feasible and associated with improvement in self-management of stroke risk factors for primary stroke prevention among a prehypertensive population.
Texto completo:
DisponíveL
Índice:
WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental)
Assunto principal:
Prevenção Primária
/
Autocuidado
/
População Urbana
/
Terapia Comportamental
/
Determinação da Pressão Arterial
/
Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
/
Fatores de Risco
/
Acidente Vascular Cerebral
/
República da Coreia
/
Pré-Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de etiologia
/
Fatores de risco
Limite:
Adulto
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Ásia
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Asian Nursing Research
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Similares
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS