| Understanding of knowledge/understanding of disease | Self-management behavior | |||
| Measuring blood pressure at home | Recording blood pressure | Showing the records to physicians during medical examination | Consulting with physicians or nurses | |
| Understanding of hypertension | Asymptotic significance probability (0.027) X2 (2) = 4.882 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.026) X2 (2) = 4.973 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.000) X2 (2) = 18.785 | |
| Understanding of the risk factors that exacerbate hypertension | Asymptotic significance probability (0.001) X2 (2) = 11.818 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.028) X2 (2) = 4.846 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.034) X2 (2) = 4.480 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.000) X2 (2) = 11.222 |
| Understanding of complications led to by hypertension | Asymptotic significance probability (0.022) X2 (2) = 5.243 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.022) X2 (2) = 5.243 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.000) X2 (2) = 14.099 | |
| Understanding of subjective symptoms when experiencing high blood pressure | Asymptotic significance probability (0.000) X2 (2) = 14.408 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.002) X2 (2) = 9.279 | ||
| The necessity of reconsidering lifestyle | Asymptotic significance probability (0.007) X2 (2) = 7.303 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.042) X2 (2) = 4.141 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.000) X2 (2) = 18.737 | |
| Understanding of prescribed medications | Asymptotic significance probability (0.000) X2 (2) = 13.296 | Asymptotic significance probability (0.034) X2 (2) = 4.478 | ||
| Understanding of target blood pressure | Asymptotic significance probability (0.003) X2 (2) = 9.016 | |||
| p < 0.05, versus each respective countenrparts | ||||