| Therapeutic Compliance with Hypertension in Rural Elderly |
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Tae Min Kim, Moo Sik Lee, Baeg Ju Na, Keon Yup Kim, Jee Young Hong, Dea Kyoung Kim, Mun Young Kang |
1Department of Public Health, Graduate School of Public Health and Welfare, Konyang University, Chungnam, Korea.
2Department of Preventive Medicine, College of Medicine, Konyang University, Chungnam, Korea. mslee@konyang.ac.kr
3Department of Social Welfare, Hyechon College, Chungnam, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
BACKGROUND
The purpose of the research was to find significant factors that were related to the therapeutic compliance of hyper- tension(HT).
METHODS
Hypertensive 354 patients from 932 rural elderly were measured blood pressure and administered the questionnaire during August 2003. Operational definition of therapeutic compliance was the state of care and management of HT. The data were analysed by univariate analysis and multivariate regression model.
RESULTS
Results of univariate analysis, the seriousness, the barriers, the benefits, and the patients who have family members or friends suffering from HT, the motive of the behavior were significant variables for acceptance rate of the caring HT(p<0.01). Result of multiple logistic regression on participating caring process in HT, significant prediction variable were the subjects who had spouses, long ongoing caring process, no drinking habits, mind set that considers the high blood pressure as a serious disease, families and friends who had complications, didn't feel that taking the medication is not uncomfortable if they haven't experienced the side effect during the caring process.
CONCLUSION
According to this result, we should consider major prediction variables to increasing the therapeutic compliance of hypertensive patients and developing the program for controlling hypertensive patients. |
| Key Words:
Therapeutic Compliance, Hypertension, Related Factor, Rural, Elderly |
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