The Effect of Chronic Care Model Based Education on Disease Management in Hypertensive Patients

In line with the address information of the intervention patients, purpose/content of the study was discussed with the gyms of municipalities and patients were made to benefit from these facilities for free. For the patients preferring private gyms, it was ensured that discounts were made for the patients.

The psychiatrist assessed the suitability of the patients to the study, assessed the patients having adaptation problems with respect to lifestyle changes in monthly controls and also played roles in teaching the coping methods to patients and applying and interpreting the hospital anxiety and depression scale.