Background:
Adoption of a life style modification is of critical importance for preventing
and managing hypertension. This study determined the adherence to lifestyle
modification among hypertensive clients at Juaso district hospital. Methodology:
This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, conducted among hypertensive
clients at Juaso district hospital, Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. A
reviewed-structured questionnaire was used to collect data from the
respondents. A total of 300 respondents were conveniently sampled for the
study. Clients diagnosed of hypertension and who regularly met appointment
dates at the Out Patient Department (OPD) for at least six months duration were
included in this study. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS and p-value
less than 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The
mean age (SD) of the participants was 63.6 years (±11.6) and median duration of
having hypertension was 4 years. Out of the 300 participants, 72.0% of the participants were adherent to life style
modification. The level of education (p < 0.0001), marital status (p < 0.0001) and duration of
disease (p < 0.0001) statistically significant
influenced the general rate of adherence. Participants who had secondary
education [OR = 0.04 (0.005-3.1), p ≤ 0.0001)],
tertiary education [OR = 0.8 (0.01-6.3), p = 0.003)], have had
hypertension for a duration of 5
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10 years [OR = 2.9 (1.5-5.8), p = 0.002)] and married [OR = 2.3 (1.1-4.9), p = 0.034)] were significantly
associated with high rate of adherence to lifestyle modification. Participants
who reported of being educated on the effect of smoking and alcohol consumption
[OR = 2.2 (0.8-5.7), p ≤ 0.0001)]
and exercise [OR = 58.9 (7.7-449.9), p ≤ 0.0001)]
were significantly associated with high rate of adherence to lifestyle modification. Conclusion: The study showed that,
the rate of adherence to lifestyle modification among hypertensive patients was
high. Socio-demographic factors such as level of education, marital
status and duration of disease significantly influenced the general rate of
adherence.
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Obirikorang, Y. , Obirikorang, C. , Acheampong, E. , Anto, E. O. , Amoah, B. , Fosu, E. , Amehere, J. A. E. , Batu, E. N. , Brenya, P. K. , Amankwaa, B. , Adu, E. A. , Akwasi, A. G. and Asiwu, R. Y. (2018). Adherence to Lifestyle Modification among Hypertensive Clients: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study. Open Access Library Journal, 5, e4375. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1104375.
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