This observational analysis reveals significant links between online health information seeking and self-management in hypertensive patients, suggesting future avenues for education.
Key Points
Higher online health information seeking behavior is linked to improved self-management in hypertensive patients, indicating a key area for intervention.
The study found that hypertensive patients had a low level of both online health information seeking behavior and self-management, emphasizing the need for better resources.
Hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that online health information seeking behavior can explain 21.2% of the variation in self-management practices.
A total of 312 hypertensive patients participated, with significant positive correlations found between their online health information seeking behavior and self-management scores.