Vinodha, A (2020) A study to assess the effectiveness of community based health intervention on management of hypertension among patients with hypertension attending Primary health Center, Chennai. Masters thesis, College of Nursing, Madras Medical College, Chennai.
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Abstract
Hypertension is an “iceberg disease”. The submerged portion of the ice berg represents the hidden mass of the disease while floating tip denotes the clinical signs and it became evident that only half of the hypertensive subjects in the general population of most developed countries were not aware of the condition this was the situation in developed countries with highly developed medical services, in the developing countries, the proportion treated would be far too less. Guidelines by the National Heart Foundation of Australia1 recommend that doctors caring for patients with hypertension should routinely provide advice on smoking, nutrition, alcohol use, physical activity and body weight. Lifestyle modification is indicated for all patients with hypertension, regardless of drug therapy, because it may reduce or even abolish the need for antihypertensive drugs. if we are not practices a healthy life style practices the condition will be worsen. TITLE: A study to assess the effectiveness of community based health intervention on management of hypertension among patients with hypertension attending Primary health Center, Chennai. OBJECTIVES: To assess the pretest level of life style modification, quality of life and drug compliance among hypertensive patients in experimental and control group, To evaluate the effectiveness of community based health intervention on life style modification, quality of life and drug compliance among hypertensive patients in experimental and control group, To compare the pretest and post-test level of lifestyle modification ,quality of life and drug compliance among hypertensive patients in experimental and control group and To find out the association between post-test level of life style modification ,quality of life and drug compliance and their selected socio-demographic variables. METHODOLOGY: The study was conducted with 60 samples [hypertension patients] in quantitative approach. Quasi experimental non randomized control group design, sample selection was done by purposive sampling technique method. Pre-existing knowledge was assessed by using semi structured questionnaires. After the pre-test, community based health intervention was given regarding management of hypertension among hypertension patients. After 7 days post test was conducted by using tool. RESULTS: The finding of the study revealed that community based health intervention had improved the knowledge regarding management of hypertension with paired "t" test, p< 0.001. There is statistically significance in knowledge attainment on regarding management of hypertension show effectiveness of community based health intervention. CONCLUSION: The result of study shows that community based health intervention was effective in improving knowledge regarding management of hypertension.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Additional Information: | 301826157 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Effectiveness, community based health intervention, management, hypertension, patients, hypertension, Primary health Center, Chennai. |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Community Health Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Subramani R |
| Date Deposited: | 02 Dec 2021 17:00 |
| Last Modified: | 01 Mar 2022 02:32 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/18764 |
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