Payam Mahmoudian, Mehdi Jafari, Eric De Roodenbeke, Mohammadreza Maleki
Dimensions of Health Care Management Professionalization: A Scoping Review
Medical journal of the Islamic Republic of Iran
hypertension ht cause renal complications deterioration kidney function ht management important reduces severity illnesses study aimed investigate relationship health literacy hl selfcare behaviors scb biochemical parameters hypertensive patients renal complications crosssectional study 405 hypertensive patients renal complications among tai lue people living thailand conducted using simple random sampling facetoface interviews questionnaires used collect information blood pressure bp biochemical parameters fasting blood sugar fbs estimated glomerular filtration rate egfr measured participants mean age 683 years significant correlation found hl score scb score systolic bp sbp diastolic bp dbp fbs egfr p001 multiple linear regression revealed eating salty foods risk factor sbp males sbp dbp females body mass index bmi b 054 sweet food consumption b 1390 scb score b 029 significantly associated fbs level r2 178 p005 employment b 255 eating bland food b 407 receiving information family b 353 scb b 031 age b 051 significant factors egfr r2 350 p005 hl scb levels associated health hypertensive patients renal complications tai lue ethnic community significance organizing health education programs emphasize increasing hl lead selfcare decisions reduce complications patients resulting improved scb quality life future