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Study aim
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1-Determining the Effectiveness of Self-Care-Based Activity Program - Spiritual Health on Hypertension in Kahrizak Alborz Elderly
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Design
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This study is a clinical trial with three groups: control group, self-care program group and activity group, purposeful and pragmatic, single blind and non-randomized.
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Settings and conduct
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Study place: Alborz Provincial Kahrizak Care Center, Mohammad Shahr, Karaj, Iran
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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1-Elderly diagnosed by a specialist physician residing in a hypertensive center
2-The patient's age is 65 to 90 years. Because they have at least one chronic disease, according to the sources of people over the age of 60 years
Non-arrival conditions like:
1. During the study of elderly death or leaving the sanatorium for any reason.
2. During the study, you are suffering from diseases caused by hypertension or heart attacks.
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Intervention groups
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For the 30 elderly in the control group, the activity and self-care program of the consent form of the company were completed in the research, and the demographic information, daily life and spiritual well-being questionnaires were completed. Systolic and diastolic blood pressure was measured with a barometric device at two times in the morning and evening for three consecutive days and recorded in the blood pressure check list. For the elderly, the intervention group was first trained in two sessions of 30-45 minutes about the purpose of the study, its elderly age and its accompanying problems, the role of exercise and physical activity in controlling hypertension. For the self-care program group, the spiritual health program was presented about value-hosts. In the implementation section, the activities were carried out according to what was taught.
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Main outcome variables
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The rate of hypertension, self-care and activity