An application of the theory of planned behavior to self-care in patients with hypertension

• Main Authors: Gholamreza Pourmand (Author), Leila Doshmangir (Author), Ayat Ahmadi (Author), Mohammad Noori (Author), Atiyeh Rezaeifar (Author), Rahil Mashhadi (Author), Rezvan Aziminia (Author), Amirhossein Pourmand (Author), Vladimir S. Gordeev (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Self-care behaviors and positive changes in lifestyle are essential for successful hypertension control. We used a behavioral model based on the theory of planned behavior to assess which factors influence self-care behaviors for controlling hypertension. Methods In this cross-se...