Self-care behavior and self-care agency in lowering salt consumption in hypertensive older patients based on orem's self-care theory

• Main Authors: Mina Hosseinzadeh (Author), Nader Mahdavi (Author), Sousan Valizadeh (Author), Marjaneh M Fooladi (Author), Farnaz Rahmani (Author), Farnaz Ghanouni (Author), Parvaneh Aghajari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Introduction: Hypertension is a common chronic disease with multiple systemic complications. Reducing dietary salt intake is one of the most effective and economical methods for managing hypertension. The aim of this study was to investigate self-care agency and self-care behaviors of patients with...