Combination of self-management theory with PRECEDE–PROCEED model to promote life quality in patients with hypertension

Abstract

Hypertension is a multifactorial medical condition that might cause functional changes in target organs such as heart, brain, kidneys, and blood vessels. This study was an experimental study in which 137 hypertensive patients were selected to evaluate three intervention theory-based models; PRECEDE–PROCEED (PP but with respect to month 1 of the intervention, at month 3 a decline in the components was observed under all models. The results of this study showed that the designing and implementation of training programs based on the composite model achieved higher improvements in the quality of life of hypertension patients. Reduction in the quality of life scores after 1 month of intervention may indicate a short-term effect, but it should be noted that at month 3 the scores were still markedly high with respect to the baseline.