Analysis on the Effect of Health Education among the Old Patients with Hypertension in a Community of Zhoucun District

[Objective]To improve the self-protection awareness of the community residents and hypertension patients,explore practical and effective community prevention and treatment of hypertension.[Methods]From December 2004 to December 2006,health education intervention was carried out among the old patients above 60 in a community of Zhoucun district,and comparison was made on intervention in patients with high blood pressure about knowledge on hypertension,health behavior and control of blood pressure in the pre-intervention and post-intervention.[Results]Investigation of 183 patients with hypertension.Hypertension score,pre-intervention 15.78±5.04,post-intervention 21.67±2.84(P0.01);the proportion of those with low salt intake,no smoking or smoking cessation,no alcohol drinking or alcohol cessation,regular exercise,regular medicine taking,was 19.12%,58.46%,60.11%,28.42%,and 16.94% in the pre-intervention,after intervention 49.73%,60.11%,66.67%,70.04%,and 50.82%(P0.01);systolic and diastolic pressure,in the pre-intervention 154.20±10.54 mmHg/ 95.61±9.83 mmHg,after intervention 133.05±10.36 mmHg,83.42 ±8.02 mmHg(P0.01).[Conclusion]Community health education has certain effect on the increase of the knowledge level,the change of the risk behaviors,the decrease of the blood pressure among the old patients with hypertension.