FACTORS RELATED TO SELF-CARE BEHAVIOR OF PATIENTS WITH HYPERTENSION AT THA CHANG SUBDISTRICT HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL, TAN DIAO SUBDISTRICT, LOM SAK DISTRICT, PHETCHABUN PROVINCE

Abstract

Abstract

          This study is a descriptive study that applies the KAP Model theory to investigate personal factors, knowledge, attitudes, and self-care behaviors of patients with hypertension. It also examines factors related to self-care behaviors of hypertensive patients at Tha Chang Subdistrict Health Promoting Hospital, Tan Diao Subdistrict, Lom Sak District, Phetchabun Province. Resulting in a sample of 166 participants. Data were collected using a questionnaire and analyzed with descriptive statistics. Inferential statistics were used to test hypotheses, including the Chi-Square test and Pearson’s Product Moment Correlation Coefficient,

with a significance level set at 0.05.

          The results showed that the majority of the sample had a high level of knowledge at 39.80% ( =10.40, S.D.=2.678), a high level of attitude at 60.20% ( =2.60, S.D.=0.490), and a moderate level of self-care behavior at 53.60% ( =2.46, S.D.=0.500). Knowledge and attitudes were found to be significantly correlated with self-care behaviors of hypertensive patients at the 0.05 significance level (r = 0.397, P-value < 0.001) and (r = 0.569, P-value < 0.001), respectively. The findings of this study can be used to promote education and modify attitudes in areas where knowledge and attitudes are still incorrect, which will positively impact improved self-care behaviors of hypertensive patients in the future.

Keywords: Self-care behavior, Hypertensive patients, Knowledge attitude practice model