Abstract
Background: High blood pressure is an important public health problem due to its high prevalence, the difficulty to control it, and its high contribution to morbidity. Aim of the study: This study aimed to assess knowledge and attitude for hypertensive elderly patients regarding Non-pharmacological Methods. Subjects and Methods; Research design: A descriptive design used to accomplish this study. Setting: The study carried at Bany Shiple. Subject: The study carried on 200 hypertensive elderlies. Tools of data collection: Researcher used a structured interview questionnaire included demographic data, medical history, knowledge, and attitude scale for data collection. Results: There is a highly statistically significant relation between the studied elderly patient's total knowledge and their educational level at (p< 0.01). In addition, there is a statistically significant relation with their age, monthly income at (p < 0.05). Also, there is a highly statistically significant relation between the studied elderly patient's total attitude and their age and educational level at (p< 0.01). In addition, there is a statistically significant relation with their marital status and monthly income at (p < 0.05). As well, there is no statistically significant relation with their gender and residence at (p > 0.05). Conclusion: Shows that more than half of the studied elderly patients (58.5%) have unsatisfactory total knowledge about non-pharmacological methods, but more than two fifths of them (41.5%) have satisfactory knowledge. shows that slightly less than two thirds of the studied elderly patients (61.5%) have positive total attitude regarding non-pharmacological methods, but more than one third of them (38.5%) have negative total attitude. Recommendations: Further studies to explore the non-pharmacological methods among hypertensive elderly patient and implement an educational program about nonpharmacological method of hypertensive elderly patient with chronic conditions. Implementing awareness programs to improve knowledge, attitude, lifestyle practices and control of elderly hypertension in Egypt.