How Long the Effect of Social Support Would Be Continued for the Patients with Hypertension?.
- Author:
Mi Soon HONG
1
;
Oh Jang PARK
;
Kum Sung JANG
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Chonnam University medical School Chonnam Research Institute of Nursing Science, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Social Support;
Sick Role Behavior;
Hypertensive Clients
- MeSH:
Ambulatory Care Facilities;
Blood Pressure;
Compliance;
Data Collection;
Humans;
Hypertension*;
Jeollanam-do;
Research Design;
Sick Role;
Statistics as Topic
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Adult Nursing
2000;12(4):533-545
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The purpose of this study was to identify the effect of social support revealed in the time duration of sick role behavior compliance on the patients with hypertension using Quasi- experimental research design. Data collection was made through the interview survey technique from the hypertensive patients who received social support intervention (experimental group, n=41) and from those who were not exposed to the intervention(control group, n= 34). The subjects were registered in the cardiovascular outpatient clinic at the Chonnam National University Hospital from June 3, 1996 to November 30, 1997. X2-test or t- test, Repeated measures ANOVA were utilized in the data analysis. The results were as follows: 1. The effect of social support intervention on sick role behavior compliance was significant in 1 month(F=69.17, p=.000), 6 months (F=11.51, p=.001), and 12 months(F=.07, p=.789) and between two groups(1 month; F=153.70, p=.000, 6 months; F=13.94, p=.000, 12 months; F=6.72, p= .011). 2. The effect of social support intervention on blood pressure was not significant through all the periods of time (F=1.21, p=.274) between the two groups(F=.12, p=.732). In conclusion, it was showed that social support had an effect on sick role behavior compliance and the effect of social support continued for twelve months(F= 10.03, p=.002) However, the score of compliance tends to decrease after 6 months of intervention. Therefore, this study indicated that social support re-intervention would be needed between six and twelve months.
