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<sec><h3>Objective</h3><p>To explores the social support available to aged hypertensive male clients in a municipality in Ghana.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Methods</h3><p>The inclusion criteria were as follows: age ≥60 years and are known hypertensive patients. Data were collected from 186 selected aged male hypertensive patients for 3 months. The questionnaire was self-developed and open-ended. The data were processed and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Some of the variables were subjected to statistical tests and ranks in the order of importance to respondents. The enrolled respondents were allowed to participate in the study after their informed consent was obtained. It was evident that respondents do not obtain much support or help in taking care of their condition.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Results</h3><p>The result revealed that the repondents has no support to help take care of their condition as evident by the responses in the study. The scores on average mean for some variables are (AM = 2.25, SD = 0.381) more than the test value of 2.50. Some of these supports were on feeding support (M = 3.97, SD = 0.278, <italic>n</italic> = 186), health support (M = 2.87, SD = 0.167, <italic>n</italic> = 186), and cleaning support (M = 2.59, SD = 0.868, <italic>n</italic> = 186). Supports such as clothing, socialization, medication, washing, transportation, and financial support were lacking.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Conclusions</h3><p>Based on the finding that certain forms of support were lacking, the study concludes that steps undertaken by the government, community, religious bodies, and family toward improving these supports can be of immense help for aged male hypertensive patients living in the Ejura-Sekyedumase municipality.</p></sec>
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ObjectiveTo explores the social support available to aged hypertensive male clients in a municipality in Ghana.
MethodsThe inclusion criteria were as follows: age ≥60 years and are known hypertensive patients. Data were collected from 186 selected aged male hypertensive patients for 3 months. The questionnaire was self-developed and open-ended. The data were processed and analyzed using SPSS version 23. Some of the variables were subjected to statistical tests and ranks in the order of importance to respondents. The enrolled respondents were allowed to participate in the study after their informed consent was obtained. It was evident that respondents do not obtain much support or help in taking care of their condition.
ResultsThe result revealed that the repondents has no support to help take care of their condition as evident by the responses in the study. The scores on average mean for some variables are (AM = 2.25, SD = 0.381) more than the test value of 2.50. Some of these supports were on feeding support (M = 3.97, SD = 0.278, n = 186), health support (M = 2.87, SD = 0.167, n = 186), and cleaning support (M = 2.59, SD = 0.868, n = 186). Supports such as clothing, socialization, medication, washing, transportation, and financial support were lacking.
ConclusionsBased on the finding that certain forms of support were lacking, the study concludes that steps undertaken by the government, community, religious bodies, and family toward improving these supports can be of immense help for aged male hypertensive patients living in the Ejura-Sekyedumase municipality.

Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

Department of Male Medical, Ejura Municipal Hospital

Department of School of Nursing Science, Faculty of Allied Medical Sciences

Department of Adult Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery

Department of Indexing and Examination, Nurses and Midwifery Council of Ghana

Frontiers of Nursing

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ObjectiveTo explores the social support available to aged hypertensive male clients in a municipality in Ghana.
MethodsThe inclusion criteria were as follows:...

Types(s) of Social Support	M	SD	MR

	Statistic	Std0. Error
Feeding	2.97	0.278	1^st
Health	2.87	0.167	2^nd
Cleaning	2.59	0.868	3^rd
Clothing	2.28	0.379	4^th
Socialization	2.27	0.378	5^th
Medication	2.13	0.168	6^th
Washing	2.17	0.375	7^th
Transportation	2.25	0.437	8^th
Financial	2.21	0.179	9^th
Mean of Means/StD	2.25	0.381

Statements	Yes, F (%)	No, F (%)
Perception of whom to provide the need for respondents
Self	33 (17.7)	153 (82.3)
Children	168 (90.3)	18 (09.7)
Relation	121 (65.1)	65 (34.9)
Spouse	159 (85.5)	27 (14.5)
Friends	167 (89.9)	19 (10.1)
Government	130 (69.9)	56 (30.1)
Others	171 (91.9)	15 (8.10)
Did you prepare for old age?	58 (31.2)	128 (68.8)
How does it feel to be your client's caregiver?
Dignified	12 (06.5)	174 (93.5)
Honored	33 (17.7)	153 (82.3)
Respected	15 (8.10)	171 (91.9)
Rejected	167 (89.9)	20 (10.1)
Saddened	159 (85.5)	27 (14.5)
Dejected	169 (91.3)	17 (08.7)
Others	130 (69.9)	56 (30.1)

Variables	Frequency	Percentage (%)
Age (years)
60–65	67	36.1
66–70	59	31.7
≥71	60	32.2
Marital Status
Single	12	6.4
Married	124	66.7
Divorces/Separated	34	18.3
Widowed	16	8.6

Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

Article Category: Original article

Pubblicato online: 03 ago 2022

Pagine: 225 - 231

Ricevuto: 21 nov 2021

Accettato: 27 gen 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0024

Parole chiave
aged male, Ghana, hypertension, social support

© 2022 James Konir Zufaa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Descriptive analysis of the types(s) of social support available for the respondents (n = 186).

Percentage distribution on the perceptions of the provision of existing caregivers (n = 186).

Percentage distribution of age and marital status of respondents (n = 186).

Exploring the type of social support available to aged male hypertensive clients in Ghana

Article Category: Original article

Pubblicato online: 03 ago 2022

Pagine: 225 - 231

Ricevuto: 21 nov 2021

Accettato: 27 gen 2022

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/fon-2022-0024

Parole chiaveaged male, Ghana, hypertension, social support

© 2022 James Konir Zufaa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

Descriptive analysis of the types(s) of social support available for the respondents (n = 186).

Percentage distribution on the perceptions of the provision of existing caregivers (n = 186).

Percentage distribution of age and marital status of respondents (n = 186).

Parole chiave
aged male, Ghana, hypertension, social support