Abstract
Background and Purpose: Hypertension is rapidly increasing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly among men. Assessment of hypertension self-care behaviors is a critical step to promoting blood pressure control. This study aimed to evaluate the Hypertension Self-Care Profile (HBP-SCP) among Saudi men in KSA. Methods: The HBP-SCP self-efficacy and behavior scales were translated into Arabic and tested on a convenience sample of 160 Saudi men with hypertension. Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis were conducted using SPSS. Results: Internal consistency of the Arabic HBP self-care and self-efficacy scales was 0.84 and 0.90, respectively. Factor loading ranged from 0.25 to 0.70 for HBP self-care behaviors and from 0.28 to 0.77 for HBP self-efficacy. Conclusions: The Arabic HBP-SCP is acceptable in its reliability and validity for measuring HBP self-care behaviors and self-efficacy among Saudi men with hypertension.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 283-302 |
Number of pages | 20 |
Journal | Journal of Nursing Measurement |
Volume | 28 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2020 |
Keywords
- Arabic
- hypertension
- instrument
- self-care behavior
- self-efficacy
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Nursing