Background: Essential hypertension forms a major public health problem in the world. Education of hypertensive patients is critical and necessary in preventing hypertensive complications whereas increase level of knowledge and improve their self-efficacy. Aim of study was to evaluate effect of an educational program on knowledge and self-efficacy of patients with essential hypertension about therapeutic regimen. Subjects and methods: Research design: A quasi experimental research design was used in this study Setting: This research was carried out in the outpatient clinic at Medical Specialized Hospital, Mansoura University. Subjects: A purposive sample of 120 adult patients with essential hypertension from both sex, aged 30-60 years and on antihypertensive treatment were recruited for the current study. Tool of data collection: Data collected through; assessment of patients’ socio-demographic characteristics, Hypertension Knowledge Level Scale, Hypertensive Selfefficacy Scale, andMedication Adherence Self-Efficacy Scale. Results; Improved patients' knowledge, and their self-efficacy toward therapeutic regimen post implementing program with highly statistically significant difference with P ≤ 0.001. As well; the findings showed a highly positive correlation between patients' knowledge, and their self-efficacy. Conclusion and recommendations: The educational program can be effective in the management of hypertensive patients through improving their related knowledge, and their self-efficacy toward therapeutic regimen. It is recommended to clarify the impact of educational program and lifestyle guidelines on clinical practices and patient outcomes. As well provide standard guidelines as practical work tools for nurses working in out-patient services.
Ahmed, B., Taha, N., Ali, E., & Abd EL-Razi, B. (2017). Effect of an Educational Program on Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Patients with Essential Hypertension toward Therapeutic Regimen. Zagazig Nursing Journal, 13(1), 102-116. doi: 10.21608/znj.2017.38272
MLA
Badr Ibrahim Ahmed; Nadia Mohamed Taha; Eman El-Sayed Ali; Bahia Galal Abd EL-Razi. "Effect of an Educational Program on Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Patients with Essential Hypertension toward Therapeutic Regimen". Zagazig Nursing Journal, 13, 1, 2017, 102-116. doi: 10.21608/znj.2017.38272
HARVARD
Ahmed, B., Taha, N., Ali, E., Abd EL-Razi, B. (2017). 'Effect of an Educational Program on Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Patients with Essential Hypertension toward Therapeutic Regimen', Zagazig Nursing Journal, 13(1), pp. 102-116. doi: 10.21608/znj.2017.38272
VANCOUVER
Ahmed, B., Taha, N., Ali, E., Abd EL-Razi, B. Effect of an Educational Program on Knowledge and Self-Efficacy of Patients with Essential Hypertension toward Therapeutic Regimen. Zagazig Nursing Journal, 2017; 13(1): 102-116. doi: 10.21608/znj.2017.38272