Effects of Behavior Modification Program on Blood Pressure Control in Hypertensive Risk Groups Thanyaburi Hospital Pathum Thani Province

Abstract

     This study was quasi-experimental research, a pre-posttest, and a follow-up study to study the effect of a behavior modification program on blood pressure control in Thais. high blood pressure risk group A sample of 34 people by simple random sampling. The duration of the study was 12 weeks. Data were collected using a hypertension knowledge questionnaire. awareness of high blood pressure Practice behaviors of high blood pressure risk groups and blood pressure level Data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, namely number, percentage, mean, and standard deviation. The inferential statistical analysis was performed by Repeated Measures ANOVA at the statistical significance level of .05.

     Research findings High blood pressure risk groups participating in the behavior modification program for blood pressure control After the 12th week of the experiment, the mean scores for knowledge of hypertension were Awareness about hypertension Practice behaviors of high blood pressure risk groups Systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure were lower than before the experimental week 1 and after the experimental week 8 with statistical significance at 0.05. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure were lower than before the practical week 1 and after the 8th week, there was statistical significance at the 0.05 level.