Nurse-led empowerment strategies for hypertensive patients with metabolic syndrome
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Ae Kyung Chang1, Cynthia Fritschi, Mi Ja Kim
1UIC College of Nursing, Department of Biobehavioral Health Science, Chicago, IL, USA.
Purpose:
The aim of this study was to compare the effect of a nurse-led empowerment-based intervention to that of standard care on metabolic syndrome risk factors, self-management behaviors, and walking activity in Korean hypertensive patients.
Methods:
Using a quasi-experimental design, patients participated in an experimental group (N = 30) or control group (N = 22). The experimental group received eight weekly empowerment sessions, including lifestyle modification education, empowerment group discussions, and exercise training, while the control group received standard hypertension care.
Results:
The experimental group had significantly improved metabolic syndrome symptoms and prevalence, empowerment scores, self-management behaviors, and walking (all p < 0.05).
Conclusions:
Findings from this study suggest that, in Korean hypertensive patients, empowerment interventions are more effective than standard care in improving metabolic syndrome risk factors, empowerment, self-management behaviors, and walking.
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