Factors Related to Self-care Behavior of Hypertension Patients in Mae-ao Sub-district Phan District Chiangrai Province

Abstract

               The purpose of this research was to  1) study the level of self-care behavior behaviors of  Hypertension  Patients  and  Predisposing  factors, Enabling factors, and Reinforcing factors of patients receiving services at Mae-ao  Sub-District,   Phan  District,  Chiang  Rai  Province,  2)  study  the relationship   between   Predisposing    factors,    Enabling    factors,   and Reinforcing factors and self-care behaviors.  The sample consisted of  229 people.  Data were analyzed using frequency,  percentage and Chi-square statistics.  The  results of the research  study found that the sample group have  self-care  behaviors  at  the  level   Moderate  and  the  predisposing factors,  knowledge  and   attitude  had a high  level  and  moderate  level. Reinforcing   factors  of  the  sample  at  high   level   Attitude  aspect  and Enabling  factors  Moderate.  The self-care behaviors of the sample group, it was found that predisposing factors,  knowledge enabling  factors,  and reinforcing factors had significantly relationship with self-care behaviors.