Background and Objective: Hypertension is one of the most
important issues of public health worldwide. In this regard, self-efficacy is
assurances that the person will feel about certain activities. The aim of this study was to determine
self- efficacy of health promoting behavior in hypertensive patients in Friedan
city of Isfahan province in 2011. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was
performed on 258 cases of hypertensive patients who referred to fifteen health
care centers of Friedan city that were selected in random sampling. The data
collection was a standard questionnaire including demographic information with
nine questions and self-efficacy with five items. Data were analyzed by SPSS-18
using the Pearson correlation, ANOVA and t-test at α= 0.05. Results: Mean age of patients was 66.24 ± 10.91 years, 120
were men (46.5 percent) and 138 were women (53.5 percent), average
self-efficacy score was 61.14 ± 11.73 (a score range of 0-100), and perceived
efficacy of behaviors of regular
medications (most related behaviors) was 92.25±18.13 and for weight loss
(lowest related behaviors) was 28.88±25.7, respectively. In addition, 74.4% of
persons have a good perceive of their self-efficacy. There were also
significant differences between perceived self-efficacy and job (p =0.009),
marital status (p=0.045), income status (p=0.023) and educational level
(p=0.016). Conclusion: There was a good level of perceived
self-efficacy related to health promotion behaviors and self-efficacy can be
predicted by providing training, particularly through doctors.
Mirzaei Alavijeh, M., Nasirzadeh, M., Jalilian, F., Mostafavei, F., & Hafezi, M. (2012). Self-efficacy of health promotion behaviors in hypertensive patients. Daneshvar Medicine, 20(1), 51-58.
MLA
Mehdi Mirzaei Alavijeh; Mostafa Nasirzadeh; Farzad Jalilian; Firozeh Mostafavei; Mona Hafezi. "Self-efficacy of health promotion behaviors in hypertensive patients". Daneshvar Medicine, 20, 1, 2012, 51-58.
HARVARD
Mirzaei Alavijeh, M., Nasirzadeh, M., Jalilian, F., Mostafavei, F., Hafezi, M. (2012). 'Self-efficacy of health promotion behaviors in hypertensive patients', Daneshvar Medicine, 20(1), pp. 51-58.
VANCOUVER
Mirzaei Alavijeh, M., Nasirzadeh, M., Jalilian, F., Mostafavei, F., Hafezi, M. Self-efficacy of health promotion behaviors in hypertensive patients. Daneshvar Medicine, 2012; 20(1): 51-58.
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