The Effect of Tele-Health Service on Knowledge and Family support of Hypertension patients |
Soon Ok
Yang, Geum Hee
Jeong, Shin Jeong
Kim, Songyong
Sim, Heemo
Kang, Yang Heui
Ahn, Yang So
Yoon |
1Department of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea. 2Department of Statistics, Hallym University, Korea. 3Department of Nursing, Yonsei University, Korea. 4Department of Nussing, Youn-Dong College, Korea. |
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Abstract |
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of tele-health service on knowledge and family support of hypertension patients.
METHODS: The subjects were two hundred thirty seven primary hypertension patients who were enrolled at health care center located at the cities of Chunchon, Wonju, and Kangreung, Kwangwon-Do. Tele-health system were located health care center of each cities and the service had been provided for three months. Tele-health system called patients every morning to remind them of taking the prescribed medicine by a 12.5 second pre-recorded message. In addition, tele-health system informed the patients of knowledges on hypertension(medication, exercise, nutrition, regular examination) by 18.4 through 25.3 second pre-recorded message during weekend. Data were collected using a questionnaire before and after the service.
RESULTS: The differences of knowledge on hypertension before and after tele-health service was significant(t=-7.908, p=.000). Family support before and after the service was statistically significant as well(t=-7.550, p=.000).
CONCLUSION: Tele-health service was effective to manage hypertension. |
Key Words:
Tele-Health, Family support, Hypertension |
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