Effectiveness of Relaxation Training Program and Education Provision for Women with parturition at Labor and Delivery Department, Si Satchanalai Hospital, Sukhothai Province.

Abstract

Abstract
This descriptive research study aimed to examine the factors associated with blood
pressure control behaviors among patients with uncontrolled hypertension at the Hypertension
Clinic, Pha ya Man Health Promotion Hospital, Phichai District, Uttaradit Province. The population
consisted of 119 hypertensive patients with blood pressure levels exceeding 140/90 mmHg for 6
consecutive months in 2023. The sample size was calculated using Daniel's formula (2010),
resulting in 110 participants. Systematic random sampling was employed. Data were collected
using a structured interview questionnaire comprising four sections: personal characteristics,
knowledge, attitude, and health behavior. The questionnaire was validated by three experts for
content validity and was tested for reliability using Cronbach's alpha, yielding a value of 0.867.
Data were analyzed using Pearson's correlation coefficient. The results indicated that knowledge
(P-value = 0.110), attitude (P-value < 0.001), attitude towards disease prevention (P-value = 0.001),
and attitude towards behavior modification (P-value = 0.001) were significantly associated with
uncontrolled blood pressure control behaviors in hypertensive patients.