Abstract:

Hypertension is a common chronic disease that can endanger people’s health, which can cause a variety of complications and bring burden to people and society. The incidence rate of hypertension is high in elder patients. As age increased, the treatment compliance of patients with hypertension decreased under the influence of various factors, which can lead to poor blood pressure control. Poor blood pressure control has clearly correlation with cardiovascular disease. Knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) is one of the basic pattern to promote human health behavior. Effective health intervention is helpful to improve cognitive level of elderly patients with hypertension, alleviate negative emotions, develop positive attitude to disease, which can improve treatment compliance and treatment effect and reduce the incidence of complications and mortality. This paper reviews the concept of KAP theory and its research status in hypertension, aiming to analyze the application and influence of KAP in hypertension population, so as to provide reference for health education and health management, and reduce the disease burden of the public.

Key words: Hypertension, Knowledge, attitude and practice theory, Treatment compliance, Elder