Salleh, Norahidayah
(2013)
Illness perception and treatment
belief among hypertensive patient in
medical ward at Hospital Universiti
Sains Malaysia.
Project Report.
Universiti Sains Malaysia.
(Submitted)
Abstract
Hypertension is a major public health issue that remains asymptomatic until
complications develop. Evidence can be found in the literature that illness perception was
associated with treatment belief. Objectives of this study were to determine the
association between illness perception and treatment belief among hypertensive patient.
This study also determined the association between socio-demographic data and
treatment belief. This study was done on 95 hypertensive patients were recruited in wards
7 Utara and 7 Selatan. The Self-Regulation model was used as the theoretical framework
of this study. Data were analyzed using Pearson Chi-square test. The results showed
specific-necessary belief about medications was not associated with illness perception
0.05). with p-value is 0.175 (ρ/? However, the result in this study found that illness
perception was significantly associated with specific-concern belief about medications
where p-value is 0.00 (ρ/? 0.05). Certain socio-demographic data were found to be
associated with specific-necessary and specific-concern treatment belief. The result of
this study showed that specific-necessity treatment belief was associated only with
gender and monthly income. Specific-concern treatment belief was found to be associated
with age, monthly income and education level. These results suggest that the patient
perception of hypertension influenced patients decision on taking medication when they
think of side effects and harmful of medication. This also influenced by age, income and
knowledge.
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