Effect of short messaging service education on health behavior of adolescent patients with hypertension
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1674-2907.2013.28.006
- VernacularTitle:短信教育对青少年高血压病患者健康行为的影响
- Author:
Qiao-Ying HAN
1
;
Xue-Yun LI
;
Lei LI
;
Guang-Xiu WANG
Author Information
1. 广东医学院附属医院门诊部
- Keywords:
Health education;
Hypertension;
Adolescents;
Health behavior;
Mobile phone text messages
- From:
Chinese Journal of Modern Nursing
2013;19(28):3466-3468
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore and evaluate the effect of short messaging service (SMS) education on health behavior of adolescent patients with hypertension.Methods Fifty adolescent patients with hypertension were divided into the experimental group and the control group according to random number table method,with 25 cases per group.The patients in the control group received routine education,which meant that the patients were gave a real-time face-to-face verbal education by the full-time education nurses basing on the information collected when they went to hospital,including knowledge of the disease,diet,exercise,drugs,emotional response and so on.The patients in the experimental group were gave SMS education in a planned way for three months by nurses basing on the education contents of control group.The health behavior of patients were assessed and compared before and after the intervention by using the Health Bel~avior Scale.Results The total score of health behavior of the experimental group was (95.72 ± 4.23),and that of the control group was (76.08 ± 3.77),the difference was statistically significant between the two group (t =17.172,P ＜ 0.01).The scores of self-realization,health responsibility,stress management,interpersonal relationship,nutrition and exercise in the experimental group were significantly higher than those in the control group [(30.24 ± 2.42) vs (23.56±2.26),(18.44±1.74) vs (15.60±1.76),(14.68±1.25) vs (9.92±1.35),(12.04±1.43)vs (10.80 ± 1.08),(13.08 ± 1.55) vs (11.80 ± 1.22),(7.24 ± 1.54) vs (4.40 ± 1.32),respectively],theses differences were statistically significant between the two groups (t =10.095,5.754,12.933,3.462,3.237,7.007,respectively; P ＜ 0.05).Conclusions The implement of SMS education on health behavior in adolescent patients with hypertension can help patients develop good health behaviors,and effectively control blood pressure.
