The Effect of Tele-Health Service on Knowledge and Family support of Hypertension patients.
- Author:
Soon Ok YANG
1
;
Geum Hee JEONG
;
Shin Jeong KIM
;
Songyong SIM
;
Heemo KANG
;
Yang Heui AHN
;
Yang So YOON
Author Information
1. Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea. ksj@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Tele-Health;
Family support;
Hypertension
- MeSH:
Delivery of Health Care;
Humans;
Hypertension;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Society of Medical Informatics
2008;14(1):75-83
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of tele-health service on knowledge and family support of hypertension patients. METHODS: The subjects were two hundred thirty seven primary hypertension patients who were enrolled at health care center located at the cities of Chunchon, Wonju, and Kangreung, Kwangwon-Do. Tele-health system were located health care center of each cities and the service had been provided for three months. Tele-health system called patients every morning to remind them of taking the prescribed medicine by a 12.5 second pre-recorded message. In addition, tele-health system informed the patients of knowledges on hypertension(medication, exercise, nutrition, regular examination) by 18.4 through 25.3 second pre-recorded message during weekend. Data were collected using a questionnaire before and after the service. RESULTS: The differences of knowledge on hypertension before and after tele-health service was significant(t=-7.908, p=.000). Family support before and after the service was statistically significant as well(t=-7.550, p=.000). CONCLUSION: Tele-health service was effective to manage hypertension.
