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KMID : 0377619890540020149
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Korean Jungang Medical Journal
1989 Volume.54 No. 2 p.149 ~ p.157
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A Study on the Relationships between Health Locus of Control, Family Support and Health Behavior Compliance in Hypertensives
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Abstract
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This descriptive-correlational study was undertaken in order to determine if there were relationships between health locus of control, family support and health behavior compliance in 86 hypertensive out patients who were enrolled in the medical department of one University Hospital in WonJu using the Multidimensional Health Locus of Control (MHLC) scale developed by Waliston & Wallston, the Family support scale developed by Kang, Hyun Sook, and the Health Behavior Compliance scale developed by Miller, the participants of this study were interviewed. Analysis of data was done using t-test, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation coefficient.
The results were as follows:
Hypothesis 1; "The higher degree of Internal Health Locus of Control, the higher compliance of hypertensives health behavior" was accepted (r=.2346, P < .05).
Hypothesis 2; "The lower degree of Chance Health Locus of Control, the higher compliance of hypertensives health behavior" was rejected (r=-.0751, P X05).
Hypothesis 3; "The higher degree of Powerful others Health Locus of Control, the higher compliance of hypertensives health behavior" was rejected (r=.1196, P X05).
Hypothesis 4; "The higher degree of the family support, the higher compliance of hypertensives health behavior" was accepted (r=.l740, P < .05).
In conclusion, this study revealed that Internal health Locus of Control and family support are the important factors that can improve health behavior compliance in hypertensive patients.
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