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Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community
Hypertension is becoming increasingly prevalent among the elderly. Family caregivers play an important role in caring for elderly people and empowering them to care for themselves. This study’s goal was to see how social support training for family caregivers affected changes in hypertension, total...
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2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8631627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34847170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259697 |
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author | Boonyathee, Sorawit Seangpraw, Katekaew Ong-Artborirak, Parichat Auttama, Nisarat Tonchoy, Prakasit Kantow, Supakan Bootsikeaw, Sasivimol Choowanthanapakorn, Monchanok Panta, Pitakpong Dokpuang, Dech |
author_facet | Boonyathee, Sorawit Seangpraw, Katekaew Ong-Artborirak, Parichat Auttama, Nisarat Tonchoy, Prakasit Kantow, Supakan Bootsikeaw, Sasivimol Choowanthanapakorn, Monchanok Panta, Pitakpong Dokpuang, Dech |
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description | Hypertension is becoming increasingly prevalent among the elderly. Family caregivers play an important role in caring for elderly people and empowering them to care for themselves. This study’s goal was to see how social support training for family caregivers affected changes in hypertension, total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and how such support led to the prevention of hypertension behaviors among the elderly in rural areas. This was a quasi-experimental study with 268 elderly people at risk of hypertension and their caregivers. Sixty seven pairs of elderly people and their caregivers were assigned to the intervention and control groups. Baseline data were collected in November 2020. The intervention group received the Social Support Family Caregiver Training Program (SSFCTP), while the control group received a regular program from the local health authority. The activity lasted 12 weeks, with home visits and telephone check-ups along the way, and data collection took place after the program ended. The final data were collected three months after the end of the intervention. An analysis of repeated measures ANOVA showed the overall effect of the SSFCTP on knowledge, self-efficacy, health care behaviors, and blood pressure among elderly people during three different time periods (p<0.05). Furthermore, the intervention program had a time-dependent effect on knowledge, blood pressure, and total cholesterol levels (p<0.05). In terms of caregiver outcomes, there was an overall difference among the degrees of knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors toward health care displayed by elderly hypertensive patients during the three different time periods (p<0.05). The average knowledge and self-efficacy of the participants improved after the intervention. As a result, better self-care behaviors and lower blood pressure and total cholesterol levels were observed among the elderly participants after the intervention. The programs emphasized the importance of caregivers’ roles in providing social support, boosting confidence, and encouraging participation in caring, monitoring, and assisting the elderly in controlling blood pressure and other health issues. |
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spelling | pubmed-86316272021-12-01 Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community Boonyathee, Sorawit Seangpraw, Katekaew Ong-Artborirak, Parichat Auttama, Nisarat Tonchoy, Prakasit Kantow, Supakan Bootsikeaw, Sasivimol Choowanthanapakorn, Monchanok Panta, Pitakpong Dokpuang, Dech PLoS One Research Article Hypertension is becoming increasingly prevalent among the elderly. Family caregivers play an important role in caring for elderly people and empowering them to care for themselves. This study’s goal was to see how social support training for family caregivers affected changes in hypertension, total cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL), and how such support led to the prevention of hypertension behaviors among the elderly in rural areas. This was a quasi-experimental study with 268 elderly people at risk of hypertension and their caregivers. Sixty seven pairs of elderly people and their caregivers were assigned to the intervention and control groups. Baseline data were collected in November 2020. The intervention group received the Social Support Family Caregiver Training Program (SSFCTP), while the control group received a regular program from the local health authority. The activity lasted 12 weeks, with home visits and telephone check-ups along the way, and data collection took place after the program ended. The final data were collected three months after the end of the intervention. An analysis of repeated measures ANOVA showed the overall effect of the SSFCTP on knowledge, self-efficacy, health care behaviors, and blood pressure among elderly people during three different time periods (p<0.05). Furthermore, the intervention program had a time-dependent effect on knowledge, blood pressure, and total cholesterol levels (p<0.05). In terms of caregiver outcomes, there was an overall difference among the degrees of knowledge, self-efficacy, and behaviors toward health care displayed by elderly hypertensive patients during the three different time periods (p<0.05). The average knowledge and self-efficacy of the participants improved after the intervention. As a result, better self-care behaviors and lower blood pressure and total cholesterol levels were observed among the elderly participants after the intervention. The programs emphasized the importance of caregivers’ roles in providing social support, boosting confidence, and encouraging participation in caring, monitoring, and assisting the elderly in controlling blood pressure and other health issues. Public Library of Science 2021-11-30 /pmc/articles/PMC8631627/ /pubmed/34847170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259697 Text en © 2021 Boonyathee et al https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Boonyathee, Sorawit Seangpraw, Katekaew Ong-Artborirak, Parichat Auttama, Nisarat Tonchoy, Prakasit Kantow, Supakan Bootsikeaw, Sasivimol Choowanthanapakorn, Monchanok Panta, Pitakpong Dokpuang, Dech Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community |
title | Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community |
title_full | Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community |
title_fullStr | Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community |
title_full_unstemmed | Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community |
title_short | Effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern Thai community |
title_sort | effects of a social support family caregiver training program on changing blood pressure and lipid levels among elderly at risk of hypertension in a northern thai community |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8631627/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34847170 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0259697 |
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