Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly

This study examined the difference among 3 patient education intervention strategies and compliance in the hypertensive elderly. The strategies were verbal instructions, written instructions and both verbal and written instructions. An ex post facto descriptive design was implemented based on a Cogn...

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Main Author: Ramones, Valerie
Other Authors: Murdaugh, Carolyn
Language:en_US
Published: The University of Arizona. 1988
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276814
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spelling ndltd-arizona.edu-oai-arizona.openrepository.com-10150-2768142015-10-23T05:02:18Z Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly Ramones, Valerie Murdaugh, Carolyn Patient education. Patient compliance. Hypertension -- Patients. This study examined the difference among 3 patient education intervention strategies and compliance in the hypertensive elderly. The strategies were verbal instructions, written instructions and both verbal and written instructions. An ex post facto descriptive design was implemented based on a Cognitive Information Processing Theory of Learning. Forty subjects were recruited and interviewed. Data analysis revealed that compliance did not differ significantly with the type of educational strategy. 1988 text Thesis-Reproduction (electronic) http://hdl.handle.net/10150/276814 22443246 1335061 .b1742902x en_US Copyright © is held by the author. Digital access to this material is made possible by the University Libraries, University of Arizona. Further transmission, reproduction or presentation (such as public display or performance) of protected items is prohibited except with permission of the author. The University of Arizona.
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topic Patient education.
Patient compliance.
Hypertension -- Patients.
spellingShingle Patient education.
Patient compliance.
Hypertension -- Patients.
Ramones, Valerie
Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly
description This study examined the difference among 3 patient education intervention strategies and compliance in the hypertensive elderly. The strategies were verbal instructions, written instructions and both verbal and written instructions. An ex post facto descriptive design was implemented based on a Cognitive Information Processing Theory of Learning. Forty subjects were recruited and interviewed. Data analysis revealed that compliance did not differ significantly with the type of educational strategy.
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Ramones, Valerie
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title Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly
title_short Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly
title_full Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly
title_fullStr Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly
title_full_unstemmed Patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly
title_sort patient education and compliance in the hypertensive elderly
publisher The University of Arizona.
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