The Effect of an Internet Community on Knowledge, Self-efficacy and Self Care Behavior in Workers with Hypertension

Yu, Jung Ok; Cho, Young Bok

doi:10.4040/jkan.2005.35.7.1258

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“…A few studies have investigated the vulnerable population of older patients with hypertension (Choi et al., ; Seo, ; Son & Song, ). Some empirical studies have demonstrated the effectiveness of promoting self‐management adherence in patients with hypertension (Ko et al., ; Yu & Cho, ). However, these studies also had limitations to provide uniform education without considering their health literacy.…”

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The effects of medication adherence and health literacy on health‐related quality of life in older people with hypertension

Park

Song

Shin

et al. 2018

Int J Older People Nursing

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The effects of medication adherence and health literacy on health‐related quality of life in older people with hypertension

Park

Song

Shin

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Int J Older People Nursing

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“…China is a large country with a population of about 1.339 billion, 50.3% of whom reside in rural areas [1] and has the largest hypertensive population in the World [2,3]. From 1991 to 2002, hypertension prevalence increased from 16.3% to 21.0% among urban adults, and from 11.1% to 18.0% among rural adults [2,4,5].…”

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“…From 1991 to 2002, hypertension prevalence increased from 16.3% to 21.0% among urban adults, and from 11.1% to 18.0% among rural adults [2,4,5]. The increase in prevalence in rural areas is due to economic development, resulting in the adoption of urban lifestyles, as well as improved case-finding [6,7].…”

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Health Literacy in Rural Areas of China: Hypertension Knowledge Survey

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Ning

Hao

et al. 2013

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We conducted this study to determine levels and correlates of hypertension knowledge among rural Chinese adults, and to assess the association between knowledge levels and salty food consumption among hypertensive and non-hypertensive populations. This face-to-face cross sectional survey included 665 hypertensive and 854 non-hypertensive respondents in the rural areas of Heilongjiang province, China. Hypertension knowledge was assessed through a 10-item test; respondents received 10 points for each correct answer. Among respondents, the average hypertension knowledge score was 26 out of a maximum of 100 points for hypertensive and 20 for non-hypertensive respondents. Hypertension knowledge was associated with marital status, education, health status, periodically reading books, newspapers or other materials, history of blood pressure measurement, and attending hypertension educational sessions. Hypertension knowledge is extremely low in rural areas of China. Hypertension education programs should focus on marginal populations, such as individuals who are not married or illiterate to enhance their knowledge levels. Focusing on educational and literacy levels in conjunction with health education is important given illiteracy is still a prominent issue for the Chinese rural population.

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“…Participation in online health communities has been shown to have a positive effect on knowledge sharing, and the social support provided by internet communities has been shown to increase self-efficacy and self-care behaviors [44,45]. Peer-support not only helps patients cope effectively with stressful situations, but it can also reduce depression and improves health status [46,47].…”

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Factors affecting online health community participation behavior in patients with thyroid cancer

Park

Eum

et al. 2020

PLoS ONE

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Globally, cancer patients obtain much of their disease information online. Online health communities allow patients to share questions and information about diseases. However, there have been few studies on the factors affecting online health community participation behavior in cancer patients. Online social networking is associated with mental health problems, and patients with thyroid cancer experience high levels of distress, anxiety and depression. The purpose of this study was to investigate factors associated with use of online health communities by patients with thyroid cancer to understand the characteristics of patients participating in such online communities. A questionnaire survey was completed by 114 thyroid cancer patients admitted for surgery at a general hospital in Seoul, Korea. General characteristics, clinical characteristics, attitude toward cancer, distress, and anxiety and depression scores of patients who joined an online health community (user group) and patients who did not (non-user group) were compared. The factors affecting online health community participation were education (p = 0.049), tumor size (p = 0.010), attitude toward cancer (p = 0.022), and anxiety and depression (p = 0.021). The average score of satisfaction with the online health community was 4.25 of 5. The user group had larger tumors, a high awareness of the risk of thyroid cancer, and high levels of anxiety and depression. Patients who actively used the online health community have relatively larger cancer size and had higher levels of mental stress. As such patients are often very anxious and depend heavily on the gathered information, the quality of this information is important. Healthcare professionals need to develop appropriate interventions for patients participating in the online health community.

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The Effect of an Internet Community on Knowledge, Self-efficacy and Self Care Behavior in Workers with Hypertension

Abstract: An internet community could be applied as hypertensive nursing intervention.

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The effects of medication adherence and health literacy on health‐related quality of life in older people with hypertension

The effects of medication adherence and health literacy on health‐related quality of life in older people with hypertension

Health Literacy in Rural Areas of China: Hypertension Knowledge Survey

Factors affecting online health community participation behavior in patients with thyroid cancer

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