Results: The model explained 41.1% of the total variance in hypertension self-care behavior scores. Among elderly,
low-income Korean women, the significant factors of their hypertension self-care behavior included: (a) self-efficacy of
hypertension control (β = .62), (b) social support (β = .16), and (c) age (β = –.14). Hierarchical regression analysis
showed that elderly Korean women that had higher self-efficacy of hypertension control, higher social support, and
were younger were more likely to have higher hypertension self-care behavior scores.