ผู้วิจัย/Authors: Orasa Panpakdee

ชื่อเรื่อง/Title: Self-care process in thai people with Hypertension: An Emerging Model.

แหล่งที่มา/Source: Thai Journal of Nursing Research, Vol. 7, No. 2, April-June 2003. Page 121-136

รายละเอียด / Details:

This qualitative study examined how individuals managed their hypertension. Twenty-nine individuals with a diagnosis of hypertension for one to fifteen-years participated in this study. Grounded theory methodology was used, from which a model of self-care management emerged. Findings elucidated a hypertensive self-care management process of activities used by individuals to manage their hypertension. Perceptions of illness, experiences of symptoms, and evaluating outcomes of self-care management influence stages of self-care management. The four stages of hypertensive self-care management were comprised of: following medical regimens as prescribed when initially diagnosed with hypertension, modifying the prescribed medical regimens when having hope of curing hypertensive, having good self-discipline with self-care needs when perceiving hypertension as a potentially life-threatening illness, and meeting self-care needs with flexibility when perceiving hypertension as a permanent illness. The findings provide the necessity for nurses to understand and assess stage of self-care management of persons with hypertension in order to facilitate patients’ blood pressure control.

Keywords: hypertension, perception of illness, self-care management , grounded theory, psychiatric nursing

ปีที่เผยแพร่/Year: 2003

Address: Associate Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Medicine, Mahidol University

Code: 100021

ISSN/ISBN: 0859-7685

Country of publication: Thailand.

Language: English.

Category: Abstract Journal.

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