An Education-Counseling Program for Young Prehypertensive Adults. (February 2023)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jo, Eunhee; Hwang, Soon-jung; Jeong, Eun- jin; Kim, Minsun
• Is Part Of: Clinical nursing research. Volume 32:Number 2(2023)
• Page Start: 349
• Page End: 358
• Publication Date: 2023-02
• Subjects: prehypertension -- hypertension -- education -- counseling -- preventive strategy; Nursing -- Research -- Periodicals; Nursing -- Periodicals; Clinical medicine -- Research -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1177/10547738211059622
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1054-7738

Abstract

In this non-equivalent control group, non-synchronized study, we assessed the effects of an education-counseling program for young prehypertensive adults. We included 40 and 47 prehypertensive individuals in the experimental and control groups, respectively. A structured questionnaire (pretest) was used to assess prehypertension-related knowledge, attitudes, health-promoting behavior, and self-efficacy. The experimental group underwent the 8-week program, while the control group received basic prehypertension and self-management education. Subsequently, blood pressure (BP) was measured, and prehypertension-related knowledge, attitudes, health-promoting behavior, and self-efficacy were evaluated using a questionnaire (posttest). There were significant intergroup differences in knowledge ( t = 3.04, p = .003), attitudes ( t = 6.41, p < .001), behavior ( t = 11.60, p < .001), self-efficacy ( t = 11.76, p < .001), and systolic BP ( t = −5.49, p < .001); however, diastolic BP was not significantly different ( t = −0.73, p = .473). Our findings demonstrated that the program is effective in improving knowledge, attitudes, behavior, self-efficacy, and systolic BP. Therefore, it can be used to prevent progression to hypertension.