title: Correlates of self-care behaviors among low-income elderly women with hypertension in South Korea.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To identify correlates of self-care behaviors among elderly, low-income Korean women with hypertension.
  
  
  METHODS
  A secondary analysis of data from a community-based intervention trial for hypertension control.
  
  
  METHODS
  Three community health posts in the Gangwon province, South Korea.
  
  
  METHODS
  Two hundred thirty-four (234) low-income elderly women (age 60-93) who had previously participated in a community-based intervention trial for hypertension control.
  
  
  METHODS
  The researchers collected data that included patient background characteristics, hypertension self-care behavior, self-efficacy of hypertension control, general knowledge of hypertension, and social support. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, including hierarchical regression analysis.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The model explained 41.1% of the total variance in hypertension self-care behavior scores. Among elderly, low-income Korean women, the significant factors of their hypertension self-care behavior included: (a) self-efficacy of hypertension control (β = .62), (b) social support (β = .16), and (c) age (β = -.14). Hierarchical regression analysis showed that elderly Korean women that had higher self-efficacy of hypertension control, higher social support, and were younger were more likely to have higher hypertension self-care behavior scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The results highlight the need for interventions that focus on improving an individual's self-efficacy and social support to enhance hypertension self-care. The findings of this study can help nurses better understand hypertension self-care behavior in elderly, low-income Korean women.
authors.forename: Soon-Ok
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Geum Hee
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Jeong
authors.forename: Shin-Jeong
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Seung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lee
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006293:Health Promotion; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008875:Middle Aged; D011203:Poverty / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012044:Regression Analysis; D056910:Republic of Korea / Q000453:epidemiology; D012648:Self Care / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D020377:Self Efficacy; D012944:Social Support; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: behavior; elderly women; hypertension; self-care; self-efficacy