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Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community-Based Health Literacy Program for Individuals With Prehypertension.
| Τίτλος: | Feasibility and Acceptability of a Community-Based Health Literacy Program for Individuals With Prehypertension. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Bawornthip P; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.; Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.; Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand., Mcdonall J; School of Nursing and Midwifery, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia., Tamdee D; Faculty of Nursing, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand., Driscoll A; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.; Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University-Monash Health Partnership, Geelong, Australia., Hutchinson A; School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia.; Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research, Institute for Health Transformation, Faculty of Health, Deakin University-Epworth HealthCare Partnership, Geelong, Australia. |
| Πηγή: | Western journal of nursing research [West J Nurs Res] 2026 Oct; Vol. 48 (10), pp. 1115-1124. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Aug 01. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Sage Publications Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 7905435 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-8456 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 01939459 NLM ISO Abbreviation: West J Nurs Res Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: Beverly Hills, CA : Sage Publications Original Publication: [Anaheim, Calif.] Phillips-Allen. |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Health Literacy*/methods , Health Literacy*/standards , Prehypertension*/psychology , Prehypertension*/therapy, Humans ; Feasibility Studies ; Thailand ; Female ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Background: Engaging end users through co-design is essential for developing effective and sustainable hypertension prevention interventions, while rigorous evaluation helps identify and address barriers to enhance acceptability and impact. Methods: A feasibility study was conducted using a convergent mixed-methods design. A convenience sample participated in a community-based Health Literacy Program. Instruments included the Thai Hypertensive Health Literacy and Health Behaviors Questionnaire (Thai HLHBQ), the Information and Support for Health Action Questionnaire (ISHA-Q), a hypertension knowledge test, a satisfaction survey, and an interview guide. Data were analyzed using paired t-tests, Wilcoxon signed-rank tests, and repeated measures ANOVA. Results: The sample comprised ten adults with prehypertension, one nurse practitioner, and one public health officer. The attendance rate of participants with prehypertension during the 6-week period was 100%. Participants completed a baseline assessment at Week 0. The intervention was delivered over a 5-week period (Weeks 1-5), and post-intervention assessments were conducted at Week 6. Post-intervention, significant improvements were observed in knowledge, health literacy, and blood pressure readings. Knowledge increased from 6.8 to 9.3/10 (Hedges' g = 2.65, P < .001). Health literacy scores increased by 10 points (HLHBQ; Hedges' g = 1.05, P = .005) and 32.5 points (ISHA-Q; r = 0.66, P = .037). Systolic blood pressure decreased from 129.3 to 123.9 mmHg (η2 Conclusion: The results provide evidence that the intervention was both feasible and acceptable for implementation in a rural Thai community. |
| Competing Interests: | Declaration of Conflicting InterestsThe authors declared no potential conflicts of interest with respect to the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article. |
| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: blood pressure; community-based intervention; feasibility; health behaviors; health literacy; prehypertension |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260801 Date Completed: 20260917 Latest Revision: 20260917 |
| Update Code: | 20260917 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13570976 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/01939459261469267 |
| PMID: | 42541404 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1552-8456 |
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| DOI: | 10.1177/01939459261469267 |