Conclusion
illness
HYPERTENSION
The results of the present study showed that, the intervention based on Leventhal’s self-regulatory model brings about significant changes in the subscales of illness perception, except for consequences and emotional representations as the lifestyle of patients in the intervention group.The replication of the current study with more intervention sessions, and longer follow-up period with study blinding is suggested for future research. It is also suggested to use other behavioral and spiritual interventions in similar research and evaluate their effects on the perception of consequences and emotional representations in patients with hypertension.