Effectiveness of Enhanced Community-Based Program for Hypertension in Knowledge, Level of Adherence to Therapeutic Regimens and Blood Pressure of Hypertensive Patients

Abstract

This study sought to determine the effectiveness of the enhanced
community-based program for hypertension in the degree of knowledge,
level of adherence and blood pressure of the Hypertensive patients. The
study was conducted at a Parish-owned community in Barangay Lumang
Bayan, Plaridel, Bulacan. The study utilized randomized, two-group,
experimental design. A total of 30 hypertensive patient participants
participated in the study which was divided into two groups, namely:
control (15) and experimental groups (15). The researcher utilized the
following research instrument tools, namely: Degree of Knowledge (DOK)
pretest/posttest tool; Treatment, Medication, Activity, and Diet (TMAD)
adherence tool; and OMRON digital wrist blood pressure manometer cuff.
The study utilized mean, standard deviation, and t-test for independent
samples. The findings of the study revealed that generally, the communitybased
program for hypertension is an effective health education program
in improving hypertensive patients’ increasing degree of knowledge
to key health strategies, improving adherence to treatment regimens,
and significantly reducing systolic and diastolic blood pressure among
hypertensive patient participants.