“IMPROVING THE KNOWLEDGE AND SELF-MANAGEMENT BEHAVIOUR ON BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL MEASURE THROUGH EDUCATIONAL SOCIAL NETWORK.”

Abstract

Background of the study: Hypertension is controlled through the self-management behaviour is the
most importance. So, it is importance to enhance knowledge regarding hypertension which one food is
best eat all the patients who undergoing the High Blood Pressure. Aim: To determine the
effectiveness of Educational Social Network strategies, increase the knowledge regarding blood
pressure and control the blood pressure. Material and method: pre-experimental one group pre-test
post-test research design was used. The sampling technique was non- randomized enumerative
sampling is used to collect the 60 sample of hypertensive patients. assess the health parameter`s
through sphygmomanometer equipment use and data collection done by administering the structured
questionnaire and hypertension self-management behaviour scale. Result: Data was analyzed by using
descriptive and inferential statistics such as standard deviation, Wilcoxon signed rank test, and paired
‘t’ test. Result revealed hypertensive people post-test health parameter`s decreased mean value, the
knowledge level scores improved in Post compared to Pre scores. The correlation between knowledge
and self-integration is the only negative correlation. Discussion and Conclusion: Hence, we can
conclude that the intervention was very effective and there was a statistically significant difference in
the values of the Post values when compared to Pre values.