A Small Group Strategy for Improving Compliance Behavior and Blood Pressure Control
- 1 March 1983
- journal article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Health Education Quarterly
- Vol. 10 (1) , 56-69
- https://doi.org/10.1177/109019818301000104
Abstract
A brief small group structured approach to improving compliance behavior and blood pressure control is described. The group intervention is based on the results of a diagnostic baseline survey of ambulatory hypertensive patients receiving care in an inner-city hospital. It was tailored to meet the expressed needs of that population group. Three main steps characterize the intervention: examining health behaviors and compliance issues with the patients using rehearsal of specific coping skills in problem solving activity; using Locus of Control concepts to facilitate process; and encouraging the patient to practice and apply the coping skills in stressful situations. Major themes within the group sessions and general outcomes are examined.Keywords
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