Volume : IV, Issue : XI, November - 2015

ROLE OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN HYPERTENSION: A STUDY EXPLORING THE POSSIBLE LINK

Swati Sirotiya, P. K. Rai, Shilpa Jain

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 Health behaviors are behaviors undertaken by people to enhance or maintain their health. Poor health behaviors are to be given attention not only because they result in illness but also because they easily turn up in poor health habits. Objective : To investigate the role of behavioral factors in hypertension. Method : 50 hypertensive and 50 normotensive males (bank managers) were selected for the sample that was similar on working conditions like, Income, working hours etc to the reasonable extent. Bank managers were selected as sample because their work is of sedentary nature. Measure used was personal data sheet which revealed behavioral practices of the sample. Design : Ex–post facto design was used. Data analysis: Chi square test was used for analyzing data collected on personal data sheet. Results: Data analysis revealed that number of hypertensive patients who took alcohol(N=50) was significantly higher than those who didn’t. Same results were observed on the criteria of smokers and non smokers. Less number of hypertensive patients (N=22) exercised in comparison to normotensive patients (N=45). Hypertensive patients have poor sleep habits. Only 12 out of 50 hypertensive patients had sleep of 7–8 hours a day in comparison to normotensive patients (N=45) who completed their sleep.. Conclusion : The study shows differences in behavioral practices among hypertensive and normotensive sample. Implications are discussed in the paper as behavioral risk factors for hypertension.

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SWATI SIROTIYA, P.K.RAI, SHILPA JAIN / ROLE OF HEALTH BEHAVIORS IN HYPERTENSION: A STUDY EXPLORING THE POSSIBLE LINK / International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 4, Issue : 11 November 2015

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