Research in Community and Public Health Nursing (지역사회간호학회지)
- Volume 17 Issue 4
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- Pages.441-450
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- 2006
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- 1225-9594(pISSN)
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- 2288-4203(eISSN)
Factors Related to Self-care Behavior and the Control of Hypertension in the Low-income Elderly
저소득층 고혈압노인의 자가간호행위 및 혈압조절에 관련된 요인
- Choi, Young-Soon (Cheongju Health & Wealfare Research Center) ;
- Kim, Hyun-Li (Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chungnam National University)
- Published : 2006.12.31
Abstract
Purpose: The purposes of this study were to identify variables related to self-care behavior and to find factors related to the control of hypertension. A cross-sectional study was carried out to provide basic data for effective and continuous hypertension control in the low-income elderly. Methods: This study was performed with a total of 189 subjects who were hypertensive and were receiving pharmacological treatment of hypertension from a community health center in D Metropolitan City. Data were collected through a face to face survey, and systolic and diastolic blood pressure (the mean value of the two measures) were measured during May 2004. Obtained data were analyzed by
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