ArticlePloS one2021
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.
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- Family-based interventions on self-management behaviours and blood pressure control in individuals with hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2026Pooled it
- Family Self-management Program for Hypertension Management and Sodium Consumption Adherence: A Parallel Randomized Control Trial Among Family Caregivers and People With Hypertension.Journal of research in health sciences · 2024Trial
- A Randomized Controlled Trial using Brief Educational Messages Directed to Adults with Intellectual Disability and Hypertension or their Helpers Reduces Hospital Stays.American journal of health promotion : AJHP · 2023Trial
- Caregiving for Older Adults with Hypertension: A Scoping Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2026Review
- Association between utilization of community- based chronic disease examination services and disease control outcomes among patients with hypertension and diabetes.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Hypertension management profiles in Chinese adults aged 60 years and older.Frontiers in public health · 2026Observational
- Factors influencing blood pressure control among patients with hypertension in Rwanda: the role of patients and caretakers.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The Existing Interventions to Promote Self-Care and Self-Monitoring Preventing Hypertension Among Thai Risk People: A Scoping Review.Vascular health and risk management · 2025Article
- Family-Centered Education for Older Adults with Hypertension: A Scoping Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Health Literacy, Self-Care Behaviors, and Biochemical Parameters Among Hypertensive Patients with Renal Complications in the Tai Lue Ethnic Community of Thailand.Vascular health and risk management · 2024Article
- Social support and associated factors among family caregivers of older people in North-East Peninsular Malaysia.Belitung nursing journal · 2023Article
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Abstract
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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