The Effectiveness of Self-health Promotion Program in the Elderly with Uncontrolled Hypertension at Nongkhae, Rasisalai, Sisaket Province

ประสิทธิผลของโปรแกรมสร้างเสริมสุขภาพตนเองในผู้สูงอายุ โรคความดันโลหิตสูงที่ควบคุมไม่ได้ ตำบลหนองแค อำเภอราษีไศล จังหวัดศรีสะเกษ

Abstract

          This quasi-experimental research aimed to compare the self-health promotion program in the elderly with uncontrolled hypertension NongKhae, RasiSalai, Sisaket Province. The sample group was 30 elderly people. Experimental tool were self-health promotion program. Data collecting tool were hypertension awareness and health behavior questionnaires. The statistics used to analyze the data were frequency, percentage, mean ( ) and standard deviation (S.D.) and test the hypothesis with Paired Samples T-Test.

The results shown that after experiment the levels of perceived hypertension were high levels ( =3.89, S.D.=1.28). Health behavior were high levels ( =3.95, S.D.=1.26). Uncontrolled blood pressure levels of the elderly Before experiment, the mean systolic was 154.51 mmHg. Diastolic was 95.29 mmHg. After the experiment, the systolic mean is equal to 135.14 mmHg. It has a diastolic value of 82.29 mmHg.  Comparison of perceptions health behaviors and blood pressure levels between before and after health promotion was significantly difference at the 0.05 level. Relevant agencies should implement this health promotion program for elderly people whose blood pressure levels cannot be controlled in other areas.