DEVELOPMENT AND PILOT STUDY OF GROUP-BASED DIETARY SELF-MANAGEMENT PROGRAM FOR COMMUNITY DWELLERS WITH HYPERTENSION
ABSTRACT: In most countries
worldwide, hypertension is considered as an important problem. Moreover, an
increasing trend in the prevalence and incidence has been reported in most
countries. This increasing trend requires an innovative approach to improve the
lifestyle modification of hypertensive sufferers including their dietary
behaviors. Objective: This developmental research aims to develop a program for
improving the dietary behaviors of community dwellers with hypertension.
Method: The process of this program development includes a literature review
related to the self-management programs for hypertension, and dietary behavior
outcomes, expert validation, and pilot testing. Result: The setting,
strategies, duration, and outcome measurement from the literature review were
taken into consideration to develop the new program. The newly developed
group-based self-management program consists of: 1) the sharing and reflecting
of individual current dietary behavior, 2) group educational session, 3)
individual comparison of behavior and reflection of obstacles, 4) individual
goal setting, and 5) follow up. In the educational session, the DASH eating
plan is used as the reference as it is commonly used in studies about diet for
hypertension.
Author: Arfiza Ridwan, Umaporn
Boonyasopun, Piyanuch Jittanoon
Journal Code: jpkeperawatangg120013
