Effectiveness evaluation of health promotion intervention for hypertension in rural area

Objective To evaluate the effects of health promotion intervention on hypertension knowledge, attitude, behavior and the change of blood pressure among hypertension patients on the community, in order to provide effective countermeasure of prevention and cure for the administrative departments. Methods 230 hypertension patients were randomly selected from intervention group and control group respectively, and questionnaire survey of their knowledge, attitude, behavior were performed. Results The intervention group knew more about hypertension knowledge than control group, including measuring blood pressure once a month, having medicine according to the doctor’s advice, the intervention group did better than the control group. Mean of systolic and diastolic blood pressure were significantly decreased (2.1/3.8 mmHg, respectively ) in the patients with hypertension after intervention. Conclusion It is effective to hypertension patients through setting up a health life style to control the blood pressure and prevent complication of the disease by health promotion intervention in rural area community.