Evaluation of health behaviour of patients with arterial hypertension and its selected predispositions

Kropornicka Beata, Dąbrowska Joanna, Baczewska Bożena, Krzyżanowska Ewa, Łuczyk Robert Jan. Evaluation of health behaviour of patients with arterial hypertension and its selected predispositions. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(1):33-45. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2532849

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Received: 20.12.2018. Revised: 20.12.2018. Accepted: 07.01.2019.

Evaluation of health behaviour of patients with arterial hypertension and its selected predispositions

Beata Kropornicka¹, Joanna Dąbrowska², Bożena Baczewska¹, Ewa Krzyżanowska¹, Robert Jan Łuczyk¹

¹Department of Internal Medicine and Department of Internal Medicine in Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin

²Faculty of Nursing and Health Sciences, Medical University of Lublin Graduate

Abstract

Introduction. Arterial hypertension is a valid modifiable risk factor of the circulatory system diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate the health behaviour of patients with arterial hypertension and its selected predispositions.

Material and methods. The study was conducted in the Cardiology Department of the Clinical Hospital no. 4 in Lublin, the Cardiology Department of no. 1 Military Hospital in Lublin and Cardiology Department of Public Clinical Hospital no. 1 in Lublin. In the study the diagnostic survey of the Inventory of Health Behaviour (Inwentarz Zachowań Zdrowotnych, IZZ) by Juczynski Z. was used. The patients’ body mass and height BMI (Body Mass Index) for each of them was calculated.

Results of the study. The patients with arterial hypertension most often declare a high level of health behaviour. The research subjects show more beneficial health behaviour in the areas of preventative actions, health practices and positive mental attitude than in the healthy eating habits domain.

Conclusions. BMI index does not differentiate the level of healthy eating practices and preventative actions. However, the level of health practices is significantly higher among people diagnosed with excess weight and obesity. It is an optimistic attitude to life that influences health behaviour positively rather than realistic and pessimistic attitude. The placement of the health assessment responsibility is linked to the mental attitude of the studied patients.

Keywords: health behaviour, arterial hypertension