Effectiveness of a Stroke Risk Self-Management Intervention for Adults with Prehypertension
Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based intervention for prehypertensive adults, to enhance stroke risk awareness and to adopt a preventive lifestyle for primary stroke prevention. Methods: This was a single-blinded, repeated measures quasi-experimental...
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doaj-2a3b6e487937439bba2147a4b2c78e9e2020-11-24T22:05:06ZengElsevierAsian Nursing Research1976-13172015-12-019432833510.1016/j.anr.2015.10.002Effectiveness of a Stroke Risk Self-Management Intervention for Adults with PrehypertensionHee-Young Song, RN, PhD0Kyoung A Nam, RN, PhD1Department of Nursing, Wonju College of Medicine, Yonsei University, Wonju, South KoreaDivision of Nursing, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Chuncheon, South KoreaPurpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based intervention for prehypertensive adults, to enhance stroke risk awareness and to adopt a preventive lifestyle for primary stroke prevention. Methods: This was a single-blinded, repeated measures quasi-experimental study with 47 participants (23 in the experimental group and 24 in the control group) recruited through convenience sampling from two urban areas. The stroke risk self-management intervention consisted of three weekly, 2-hour, face-to-face sessions and two booster telephone sessions, utilizing strategies to enhance motivation for behavioral changes based on the Self-Determination Theory. All participants completed a pretest, a 1-month and a 3-month post test of stroke risk awareness and preventive lifestyle including blood pressure self-monitoring, healthy diet, and regular physical activity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, two sample t test, repeated measures analysis of variance, and Friedman test with PASW Statistics 18.0. Results: After the intervention, significant improvements were found in the experimental group for stroke risk awareness, blood pressure self-monitoring and regular physical activity, and were sustained over time. Conclusions: Our preliminary results indicate that the stroke risk self-management intervention is feasible and associated with improvement in self-management of stroke risk factors for primary stroke prevention among a prehypertensive population.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1976131715000845prehypertensionprimary preventionriskself-carestroke |
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Effectiveness of a Stroke Risk Self-Management Intervention for Adults with Prehypertension |
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Effectiveness of a Stroke Risk Self-Management Intervention for Adults with Prehypertension |
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Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a community-based intervention for prehypertensive adults, to enhance stroke risk awareness and to adopt a preventive lifestyle for primary stroke prevention.
Methods: This was a single-blinded, repeated measures quasi-experimental study with 47 participants (23 in the experimental group and 24 in the control group) recruited through convenience sampling from two urban areas. The stroke risk self-management intervention consisted of three weekly, 2-hour, face-to-face sessions and two booster telephone sessions, utilizing strategies to enhance motivation for behavioral changes based on the Self-Determination Theory. All participants completed a pretest, a 1-month and a 3-month post test of stroke risk awareness and preventive lifestyle including blood pressure self-monitoring, healthy diet, and regular physical activity. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-square test, two sample t test, repeated measures analysis of variance, and Friedman test with PASW Statistics 18.0.
Results: After the intervention, significant improvements were found in the experimental group for stroke risk awareness, blood pressure self-monitoring and regular physical activity, and were sustained over time.
Conclusions: Our preliminary results indicate that the stroke risk self-management intervention is feasible and associated with improvement in self-management of stroke risk factors for primary stroke prevention among a prehypertensive population. |
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