Hypertension Prevention and Control: Effects of a Community Health Nurse-led Intervention

O, Osuala Eunice

doi:10.4172/2380-5439.1000210

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“…Both male and female students' overall attitudes regarding CNCDs significantly improved after the HPC, particularly towards cancer among males and the three diseases among females. Such improvement was reported by others (Alsaraireh & Darawad, 2019;Eunice, 2017;Ouyang & Hu, 2014;Selvam et al, 2017). In general, female students demonstrated better attitudes regarding CNCDs, DM, hypertension and cancer, which is consistent with previous studies (Fatema et al, 2017;Shen et al, 2017).…”

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confidence: 91%

“…Students’ attitudes towards the importance of low‐salt and low‐fat diets intake to prevent hypertension also improved after the course which emphasized on healthy nutrition and consequences of poor dietary habits. Similar improvement in attitudes regarding diabetes and hypertension by educational interventions was reported (Eunice, 2017; Selvam et al., 2017). Appropriate and planned strategies are required to improve students’ knowledge and attitudes about CNCDs since students are at a critical developmental phase of taking responsibility for their personal health and establishing lifelong healthy behaviours (Joh et al., 2017).…”

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Effects of a health education intervention on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases among undergraduate students in Jordan

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Aim To assess the effect of a health promotion course on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases (CNCDs) among undergraduate students in a Jordanian university. Design A one‐group pre‐test–post‐test study design was used. Methods A convenience sample of 178 undergraduate students registered in a 3‐credit health promotion course was enrolled in the study and completed both pre‐ and post‐tests. This course is offered as an elective course for undergraduate students by the Faculty of Nursing at a large public university in Jordan. Twelve, one‐hour interactive sessions regarding CNCDs topics were delivered over 3 weeks as part of the health promotion course. A computer‐based questionnaire was used to evaluate students’ knowledge and attitudes towards CNCDs including diabetes, hypertension and cancer, before and after undertaking the course. Results There was a significant improvement in the overall knowledge (Cohen's d effect size ( d ) = 1.08) and attitudes ( d = 0.62) among all the students, regardless of gender. The overall knowledge and attitudes scores were significantly higher among females in the pre‐test, but the differences in their overall scores became insignificant in the post‐test. Education on specific topics was effective in improving university students’ knowledge and attitudes about health‐promoting behaviours, thereby preventing CNCDs. It is important to incorporate health promotion education regarding CNCDs into university curricula using innovative approaches to enhance healthy behaviours in young adults.

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Effects of a health education intervention on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases among undergraduate students in Jordan

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“…[20] On the other side lack of knowledge can led to patient's anxiety, [21] inappropriate use of health services, and others complications such as stroke, heart failure, glaucoma, and renal failure. [22] Furthermore, attitude, practices and knowledge are dynamic concepts, they change with time and even in space. Thus, they need monitoring overtime, or specifically for each area.…”

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Cardiovascular Risk and Hypertensive patients’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Modifiable Risk Factors in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Remy¹,

Philippe²,

Francois³

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JFMHC

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Good practice on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors is based on good knowledge and a positive attitude. The study aims to assess cardiovascular risk and knowledge, attitudes and practices of hypertensive patients in Kinshasa on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors as well as their associated determinants. We conducted a cross-sectional study with 345 hypertensive patients followed at Monkole Hospital and at Saint-Joseph Hospital in the city of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo from September 2017 to February 2018. The participants were submitted to the WHO-Steps survey. Cardiovascular risk was assessed by the number of deleterious risk factors present in patients. Descriptive and inferential analyzes were performed. The statistical significance threshold was set at p<0.05. The average age of the participants was 62.1±11.2 years with a gender ratio of 1.1 in favor of women. In total, 61%, 56% and 60% of our respondents had, respectively, a low level of knowledge, a bad attitude and an insufficient practice on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. Good knowledge was statistically significantly linked to education, the medical profession as a source of information, and employment. Only age ≥ 60 years was significantly associated with the right attitude in our patients while good practice was linked to the level of education. The majority of participants (80.3%) had a high cardiovascular risk. Poor knowledge (p: 0.032) and insufficient overall practice (p<0.001) were significantly associated with high cardiovascular risk. The present study showed that hypertension was associated with a high Cardiovascular risk underpinned by a low level of knowledge, a bad attitude and insufficient practice on modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. Therefore, education programs and strategies to positively influence attitudes and practices are essential to reduce the impact of cardiovascular disease and its risk factors in our environment.

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Effect of Radio Drama Intervention on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice-Intention of Hypertension Prevention among the Working Class

Sodeinde

Adekoya

Akintayo

2022

American Journal of Health Education

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Hypertension Prevention and Control: Effects of a Community Health Nurse-led Intervention

Cited by 6 publications

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Effects of a health education intervention on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases among undergraduate students in Jordan

Effects of a health education intervention on knowledge and attitudes towards chronic non‐communicable diseases among undergraduate students in Jordan

Cardiovascular Risk and Hypertensive patients’ Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Modifiable Risk Factors in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Effect of Radio Drama Intervention on Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice-Intention of Hypertension Prevention among the Working Class

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