BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Hypertension is rapidly increasing in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), particularly among men. Assessment of hypertension self-care behaviors is a critical step to promoting blood pressure control. This study aimed to evaluate the Hypertension Self-Care Profile (HBP-SCP) among Saudi men in KSA. METHODS: The HBP-SCP self-efficacy and behavior scales were translated into Arabic and tested on a convenience sample of 160 Saudi men with hypertension. Cronbach's alpha and factor analysis were conducted using SPSS. RESULTS: Internal consistency of the Arabic HBP self-care and self-efficacy scales was 0.84 and 0.90, respectively. Factor loading ranged from 0.25 to 0.70 for HBP self-care behaviors and from 0.28 to 0.77 for HBP self-efficacy. CONCLUSIONS: The Arabic HBP-SCP is acceptable in its reliability and validity for measuring HBP self-care behaviors and self-efficacy among Saudi men with hypertension.

Bahari, G., Scafide, K., Weinstein, A. A., Krall, J., & Han, H.-R. (2020). Assessment of Hypertension Self-Care Behaviors and Self-Efficacy Among Men in Saudi Arabia. Journal of Nursing Measurement, 28(2), 283–302. https://doi.org/10.1891/JNM-D-18-00112

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32312855/