Health Condition 1: I10- Essential (primary) hypertension
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: HEALTH EDUCATION: The intervention for 6 months in the form of small group counselling of all registered known
hypertensive patients at UHTC will be done once every month. In the
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Sponsors
Armed Forces Medical College
Department of Community medicine
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All known Hypertensive patients registered with UHTC during the study period Hypertensive patients with reading ability of English and Hindi (Care takers as proxy in cases of unable read)
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Hypertensive patients unwilling to participate in the study. Hypertensive patients with psychiatric illnesses. Hypertensive patients with no reading ability of English and Hindi including care takers (proxy)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Assessment of Level of Health Literacy among known Hypertensive Patients regarding health care management before and after interventionTimepoint: At three time points: At initiation of the study (pre-intervention) and then at 3rd and 6th month after intervention (post-intervention) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| To determine the relationship between Health Literacy and health care management (regular check-up, medication adherence, adopting preventive measures, blood pressure control) in hypertensive patients before and after interventionTimepoint: After 6 months of intervention | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactPUNDLA NAGARJUNA
Armed Forces Medical College
Outcome results
None listed