Effect of Educational Intervention on Life Style Modification among Hypertensive Patients.

Abstract

        The present study was conducted with the purpose to assess effect of educational intervention on life style modification. Randomized control trial was conducted on 300 samples by using randomized block sampling technique where 150 samples were included in each group (control and study group). Investigator has prepared life style checklist; the tool was divided in three sections, Section I includes demographic information, Section II includes baseline data, Section III consist of includes life style checklist. Content validity was done from experts to ensure content validity of the tool. Reliability was done by test retest and inter-rater method calculated value was 0.88, and 0.93. Pre test was conducted for both groups. Educational intervention was given to study group and post test one was conducted for both groups after one month of intervention and after three month post test two was conducted. Result shows that in pretest control group, 60% of them had medication for hypertension. In posttest1 control group, 76.4% of them had medication for hypertension. In posttest2 control group, 60.1% of them had medication for hypertension. In pretest study group, 73.3% of them had medication for hypertension. In posttest1 study group, 99.3% of them had medication for hypertension. In posttest2 study group, all of them had medication for hypertension.

         In study group, 2.7% of them were smokers in pretest, in posttest1 0.7% of them were smokers and none of them were smokers in posttest2. In control group, 6% of them were smokers in pretest, in posttest1 5% of them were smokers and 5% in posttest2.

             In study group, in pretest, 17.3% of them had habit of tobacco chewing. In posttest1, 5.4% of them were chewing tobacco. In posttest 2, 3.4% of them were chewing tobacco. In control group, in pretest, 22% of them had habit of tobacco chewing. In posttest1, 21% of them were

chewing tobacco. In posttest2, 21% of them were chewing tobacco.

In study group, in pretest, 5.3% of them had alcohol. In   posttest1 and posttest2, 2% of them had alcohol. In control group, in pretest, 8% of them had alcohol. In posttest1 and posttest2, 8% of them had alcohol.

               In study group, in pretest, 18% of them had exercise. In posttest1, 99.3% of them had exercise. In posttest2, all of them had exercise. In control group, in pretest, 29% of them had exercise. In posttest1, 32% of them had exercise. In posttest2, 28% had exercise.

             In study group, in pretest, 64% of them had fruits and vegetables. In posttest1, all of them had fruits and vegetables. In posttest2, all of them had fruits and vegetables. In control group, in pretest, 79% of them had fruits and vegetables. In posttest1, 78% had fruits and vegetables. In posttest2, 78% had fruits and vegetables.

              In study group, in pretest, 52.7% of them had non-veg. in study group, in posttest1, 53% of them had non-veg. in experimental group, in posttest2, and 52.7% of them had non-veg once a week. In control group, in pretest, 57% of them had non-veg, in posttest1, 57% of them had non-veg. in control group, in posttest2, 57% of them had non-veg.

           In study group pretest, 56.7% of them had table salt. In posttest1 and posttest2, none of them had table salt. In control group pretest, 52% of them had table salt. In posttest1 and posttest2, 51%of them had table salt.

              To assess the effectiveness of intervention on life style of hypertensive patients, at posttest1, the p-values corresponding to factors tobacco, exercise, fruits & vegetables and table salt are small (less than 0.05), the intervention was found to be significantly effective in improving the lifestyle of hypertensive patients on factors tobacco, exercise, fruits & vegetables and table salt. For the effectiveness at posttest2, the p-values corresponding to factors tobacco, exercise, fruits & vegetables and table salt are small (less than 0.05), the intervention was found to be significantly effective in improving the lifestyle of hypertensive patients on factors tobacco, exercise, fruits & vegetables and table salt.