Distance Learning Support of Hypertension Self-Management

Role of Social Support in Self-management of Health

Social support is the physical and emotional comfort given to someone in times of need or crises and it is especially important for maintaining good physical and mental health. Despite the contribution of intelligent technological devices, which have led to the availability of various types of social support systems, the latter are still not widely known to many. These support systems are curre...

Embedding Self-Management and Generic Learning Support into Courseware Structures

Traditional Computer-Aided Teaching and Learning (CAT/CAL) environments in multimedia-based teleeducation do not empower knowledge consumers (trainees, students etc.) to practice content transfer and knowledge acquisition in a self-managed and context-sensitive way. Since such kind of transfer process has to involve both, teachers and learners, it requires the support of different perspectives ...

Effects of Telenursing on the Management of Self-care Behaviors in Patients with Chronic Hypertension

Background: The high prevalence of hypertension across the world and its severe effects on various body organs are a major health concern in every community. The present study aimed to evaluate the effects of telenursing on the management of self-care behaviors in patients with chronic hypertension. Methods: This randomized clinical trial was conducted on two groups with a pretest-posttest. Th...

Rural Self-Management Support

Empowerment in the self-management of hypertension: challenges from the perspective of Iranian elderly patients

 Uncontrolled hypertension in the elderly causes various diseases and disability. This study was aimed to explore the challenges in self-management empowerment from the perspective of Iranian elderly patients with hypertension. Using exploratory descriptive approach, on 30 hypertension patients in Bushehr by purposive and convenience sampling method. First, qualitative data were collected throu...