Objectives: This study was performed to examine the effects of the Korean medicine healthcare program on stroke-related factors and self-care enhancement.
Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental, pretest-posttest nonequivalent control group design study ( = 58 participants), with 28 in the treatment group (Korean medicine health care program) and 30 in the control group (no intervention). The program was conducted twice a week for 2 hours, for a total of 12 weeks.
Results: There were statistically significant differences in systolic ( = 0.005) and diastolic blood pressure ( = 0.006), cholesterol ( < 0.001), blood glucose ( < 0.001), self-esteem ( = 0.001), self-efficacy ( < 0.001), health perception ( < 0.001), and the health behavior ( < 0.001) between the experimental group and the control group.
Conclusion: Thus, the Korean medicine healthcare program was effective in managing stroke-related factors and enhancing self-care, and should be actively used to develop community health promotion strategies to prevent strokes and prepare long-term measures.
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