THE PERCEPTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION RELATED TO BEHAVIORS AMONG HYPERTENSION PATIENTS IN BAN KHLONG YANG HEALTH PROMOTING HOSPITAL, KHLONG YANG SUBDISTRICT, KOH LANTA DISTRICT KRABI PROVINCE
Keywords:
high blood pressure, health behaviors, perception of health information, complicationsAbstract
This study is a descriptive research study. The objective of this study was to study the perception of health information related to health behaviors of patients with hypertension in Ban Khlong Yang Health Promoting Hospital, Khlong Yang Subdistrict, Koh Lanta District Krabi Province. A total of 234 representative people. The statistics used in the study were percentage, mean, standard deviation, and Chi - square test
The results of the study found that the sample group had a very good level of health perception, 87.2%. When testing the relationship between health perception and health behaviors, it was found that the perception of the risk of disease or complications. Perceived opportunities for disease risk and health behaviors. Collected data by self-answer questionnaire. There was a statistically significant relationship at the 0.05 level.
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