Journal of East-West Nursing Research (동서간호학연구지)

East-west Nursing Research Institute, Kyung Hee University (경희대학교 동서간호학연구소)
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Different Use of Hypertension-related Vocabulary in Patients with Hypertension and Public Health Nurses

고혈압 환자와 보건소 간호사의 고혈압 관련 용어 이해 차이

  • Received : 2016.01.06
  • Accepted : 2016.05.09
  • Published : 2016.05.31
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Abstract

Purpose: This study aimed to suggest hypertension-related vocabularies which hypertensive patients can understand easily. Methods: The survey was conducted from 267 hypertensive patients and 162 public health nurses in 8 community health centers in Busan from October 21 to November 8, 2013. Data were analyzed using SPSS program and included descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, and ${\chi}^2$ test. Results: The mean score for 26 hypertension-related vocabularies comprehension of hypertensive patients was 16.1 out of 26 points. The score was significantly lower among participants who were women, older, less educated, had limited ability to read and write, and had worse self-rated health. Over half of them didn't know the correct meaning of 9 out of 26 hypertension-related vocabularies. Twenty-two vocabularies such as hypertension that nurses used for health education were in different use, patients understand. Conclusion: Based on the results, it is recommended to educate hypertensive patients by replacing hypertension-related vocabularies with more easily understandable words when providing health information.

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