Prediction model of blood pressure control in community-dwelling hypertensive adults in Korea

• Published in: Nursing & health sciences Vol. 12; no. 1; pp. 105 - 112
• Main Authors: Yang, Sook Ja, Jung, Dukyoo, Choi, Ae-Sook
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Melbourne, Australia Blackwell Publishing Asia 01.03.2010; Blackwell Publishing Ltd
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antihypertensive Agents - therapeutic use; Blood pressure; blood pressure control; Blood Pressure Determination; Community living; Comorbidity; Compliance; Cross-Sectional Studies; Disease management; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - diagnosis; Hypertension - drug therapy; Hypertension - epidemiology; Korea; Male; Middle Aged; Models, Theoretical; Nursing; Patient Compliance - statistics & numerical data; Physical activity; Predictive Value of Tests; predictors of hypertension; Probability; Residence Characteristics; Risk Assessment; Severity of Illness Index; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; Korea; South Korea
• ISSN: 1441-0745; 1442-2018
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2018.2009.00501.x

The purpose of the present descriptive study was to test a hypothetical model explaining the factors that influence blood pressure control among hypertensive Korean adults ≥ 20 years of age. Subjects were 1041 individuals with hypertension identified from 2005 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey data. Twelve of the 24 hypothesized paths in the structural model were significant. Gender (β = 0.09, P < 0.00), medication (β = −0.24, P < 0.00), regular physical activity (β = 0.06, P = 0.02) and comorbidity (β = 0.14, P < 0.00) were significantly associated with blood pressure control, representing 10% of the variance therein. The fit of the model to the data was supported. The study results indicate that health professionals should develop strategies to motivate compliance with antihypertensive medication and regular physical activity of hypertensive adults.