scholarly journals Awareness and Practices of Non-Pharmacological Approaches for Management of Hypertension in a Geriatric Population

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-55
Author(s):  
Debalina Sahoo ◽  
Harshida Gosai ◽  
Ujjwal Sahoo ◽  
J.M. Harsoda
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
Normal Values ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Hypertensive Population ◽  
The World ◽  
Study Population

Background: There is an increase in the prevalence of hypertension all over the world, including India. Hypertension can be initially managed with non-pharmacological measures. This study aims to assess the knowledge of non-pharmacological measures to control hypertension and its application in a geriatric hypertensive population. Methods: The study was conducted at the Department of Physiology, SVU, Vadodara, India. A total 110 hypertensive patients were included in the study and a non-validated survey was conducted to examine knowledge of non-pharmacological measures to control hypertension in this group of patients. Frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations were calculated and reported. Results: Only 10% of the respondents knew the normal values for blood pressure. Approximately 38% of the subjects did not measure their blood pressure regularly. A total of 24% subjects knew that body weight has a correlation with hypertension. About 27% said that there was no correlation between salt intake and hypertension, and 88% of the study population did not carry out any form of physical activity. Conclusion: Hypertension can be controlled by life style modifications such as exercise, weight management and a healthy diet. Public health and education measures targeting hypertensive population need to be taken to decrease the risk factors for cardiovascular diseases and, therefore, improve people's health and quality of life.

scholarly journals Non- Pharmacological Measures for Control of Hypertension in Geriatric Population

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-97
Author(s):  
Debalina Sahoo ◽  
Harshida Gosai ◽  
Ujjwal Sahoo ◽  
JM Harsoda
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables ◽  
Regular Exercise ◽  
Geriatric Population ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Hypertensive Population ◽  
The World ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Almost All ◽  
Fruits And Vegetables Intake

Background: Increased prevalence of hypertension in all over the world is well recognized. Hypertension affects almost all body organs and systems. It can be managed by using nonpharmacological measures as well. Objective: To assess knowledge of non-pharmacological measures to control of hypertension and its application in geriatric hypertensive population. Methods: The study was conducted in the Department of Physiology, Sumandeep Vidyapeeth University, Vadodara. Total 108 hypertensive patients had been included for this study. Subjects were administered pre tested ten questionnaires. They responded the questionnaires at the same time, without any discussion. Results: Knowledge about normal level of blood pressure was lacking in 70% of study population. Conclusion: Knowledge about weight reduction, regular exercise, fruits and vegetables intake was poor. About half of the study population said that blood pressure can be controlled by using of drugs only. So, they were not aware of non-pharmacological measures. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jbsp.v9i2.22804 Bangladesh Soc Physiol. 2014, December; 9(2): 94-97

scholarly journals EFFECT OF EDUCATION HOME PHARMACY CARE ON HYPERTENSION PATIENTS ‘LIVING QUALITY IN PUSKESMAS

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 30-38
Author(s):  
Pinasti Utami
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Health Center ◽  
Life Assessment ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Public Health Center ◽  
Care Education

Hypertension is one of ten degenerative diseases that decline the patient’s quality of life. Controlling hypertension through the role of pharmacists as a care giver in home pharmacy care activities can reduce the morbidity of the disease. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of home pharmacy care education on the quality of life of hypertensive patients hospitalized at the Gamping II Public Health Center. This research design was quasi-experimental with a pre post control group. Respondents of this study were 28 hypertensive patients of the Gamping II Public Health Center. They were taken by simple random sampling and then divided into 2 groups, control and intervention. In the intervention group, respondents were given a pre-test and then educated with Home Pharmacy Care as many as 4 times. Data on blood pressure changes were measured using tensimeter, while quality of life assessment was SF-36 questionnaires. Data were analyzed by using student t-test. The results of this study showed that hypertensive patients are home pharmacy care services at Gamping II Public Health Center had significantly decreased blood pressures both systolic and diastolic (p <0.05), while the quality of life showed a significant increase (p <0.05). It was concluded that the application of home pharmacy care education to hypertensive patients in GampingPublic Health Center could reduce blood pressure and can statistically improve quality of life.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Medication Therapy Management (MTM) terhadap Outcome Klinik dan Kualitas Hidup Pasien Hipertensi di Puskesmas Kota Yogyakarta

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tiara Dewi Salindri Pratama ◽  
Nanang Munif Yasin ◽  
Susi Ari Kristina
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Clinical Outcomes ◽  
Medication Therapy Management ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
P Value ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Therapy Management ◽  
Medication Therapy

Medication therapy management (MTM), is a service model aimed at helping general health problems by preventing morbidity and mortality. Hypertension is a non-communicable disease which is a serious health problem which requires long-term therapy.  This study aims to see the effect of MTM on clinical Outcomes and quality of life of patients in hypertensive patients. This type of research is a quasi experimental one group with a pretest-posttest design. Analysis using paired sample t-test and Wilcoxon test with a significance used P <0,05. Respondents were 70 people, 67,1% were women. The characteristics of the majority age are 55-64 years with a percentage of 51,4%, the majority of education level is high school with 42,8%, non-civil servant jobs with a percentage of 45,7%, the length of diagnosis is dominated by 1-10 years (77,1%) and comorbidities diabetes mellitus occurred the most (10,0%). The results showed that the quality of life increased from before getting MTM 54,4 ± 8,9 and after MTM intervention 60,4 ± 6,6 (P value <0,001). Clinical outcome from systolic 159,2 ± 8,9 mmHg and diastolic 103,8 ± 8,0 mmHg before MTM to 144,1 ± 14,4 mmHg for systolic and 89,7 ± 8,8 mmHg for diastolic with p value <0,001 (p <0,05) for systolic blood pressure and p value: 0,016 (p <0,05) after receiving MTM intervention. Medication Therapy Management (MTM) has a significant influence on improving the quality of life and clinical Outcomes of hypertensive patients. The higher the quality of life of patients, blood pressure becomes more controlled.

scholarly journals Pattern of Hypertension in Fayoum Governorate

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Eman M. Ezzat ◽  
Maher A. Al Amir ◽  
Abdelrahman A. Ewais
Keyword(s):  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Related Risk ◽  
High Prevalence ◽  
Study Population ◽  
Laboratory Investigations ◽  
Low Levels ◽  
Fayoum Governorate

Background: Hypertension is a preventable cause of premature death worldwide. Data from the Egyptian National Hypertension Project (NHP) revealed that hypertension is a significant problem among Egyptians. We studied the prevalence of hypertension, related risk factors and its complications in Fayoum governorate. Patients and Methods: This study included 2800 Egyptian participants aged 18 to 60 years old from Fayoum governorate selected randomly from different places in Fayoum governorate. Blood pressure was measured for them. Re-measurement for those with BP measurements ≥ 140/90 was done with a further assessment. Known hypertensive patients were thoroughly evaluated by clinical examination and laboratory investigations. Results: Our survey revealed that the prevalence rate of hypertension in Fayoum governorate was 28.4% (19.3% were aware and 9.1% were first diagnosed and unaware of their hypertension), 11% of the study population were pre-hypertensives. Poorly controlled hypertensive patients were 59.9%. Of all hypertensive patients, 63.4% of them were females, 87.9% of them were overweight and obese, while 26.3% of them had diabetes mellitus. Also, 41% of known hypertensive patients had complications. Conclusion and Recommendations: There is a high prevalence rate of hypertension in Fayoum governorate. More knowledge is required to reveal the reasons behind this high prevalence in addition to the low levels of control and awareness of hypertension, to put the appropriate strategy to improve the rate of control, awareness, and quality of life of hypertensive patients in Egypt.

scholarly journals PO-186 Effects of Shaolin Ba Duan Jin on Hypertensive Patients

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Xianfeng Hua
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Heart Rate ◽  
Martial Arts ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Life Scale ◽  
Blood Pressures

Objective To investigate the effects of Shaolin Ba Duan Jin on patients with hypertension. Methods In the hypertensive patients detected in the national physical fitness test of public officials in Guiyang City, 40 patients with hypertension were selected. The experiment was started after Shaolin Ba Duan Jin has been practiced for seven days and the subjects had learned it. Experimental method: Frequency of subjects practicing Ba Duan Jin is 7 days a week, subjects practice once a day, practicing time is 6:00-7:30 am or 18:00 -19:30 pm, practicing lasts 1.5 hours each time (practicing has 3 groups, 14 minutes in each group；subjects rest 2 minutes between groups,；preparing part is 8 minutes；ending part is 5 minutes), record the blood pressure of the subjects before and after each experiment, and fill in the quality of life scale (WHOQOL-BREF scale) regularly for a period of 12 weeks. Questionnaire method: Fill in the quality of life scale every three weeks and measure heart rate and blood pressure before and after each exercise. Mathematical statistics: The paired sample t test was used to analyze the changes in blood pressure before and after the 12-week experiment. Results 1) The systolic and diastolic blood pressures of the subjects were significantly lower than before the experiment (P <0.01). 2) The WHOQOL-BREF scale after 12 weeks has improved significantly in all areas than before the experiment. Conclusions 1) Martial arts Ba Duan Jin has a good influence on the circulatory system of hypertensive patients. The performance is that the heart rate is slow and the systolic and diastolic blood pressures have a downward trend. 2) Martial arts Ba Duan Jin has significant improvement in the physiology, psychology, social relations, environment and other fields .

Sodium and potassium intake, blood pressure, and cardiovascular prevention

ESC CardioMed ◽  
2018 ◽  
pp. 2431-2444
Author(s):  
Francesco P. Cappuccio
Keyword(s):  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Cardiovascular Disease ◽  
World Health Organization ◽  
Salt Intake ◽  
World Health ◽  
Salt Reduction ◽  
Potassium Intake ◽  
Salt Consumption ◽  
The World ◽  
Health Organization

Salt consumption is now much greater than needed for survival. High salt intake increases blood pressure in both animals and humans. Conversely, a reduction in salt intake causes a dose-dependent reduction in blood pressure in men and women of all ages and ethnic groups, and in patients already on medication. The risk of strokes and heart attacks rises with increasing blood pressure, but can be decreased by antihypertensive drugs. However, most cardiovascular disease events occur in individuals with ‘normal’ blood pressure levels. Non-pharmacological prevention is therefore the only option to reduce such events. Reduction in population salt intake reduces the number of vascular events. It is one of the most important public health measures to reduce the global cardiovascular burden. Salt reduction policies are powerful, rapid, equitable, and cost saving. The World Health Organization recommends reducing salt consumption below 5 g per day aiming at a global 30% reduction by 2025. A high potassium intake lowers blood pressure in people with and without hypertension. Its beneficial effects extend beyond blood pressure, and may include a reduction in the risk of stroke (independent of blood pressure changes). Potassium intake in the Western world is relatively low, and a lower potassium intake is associated with increased risks of cardiovascular disease, especially stroke. A moderate increase in potassium intake, either as supplement or with diet, reduces blood pressure, and the World Health Organization has issued global recommendations for a target dietary potassium intake of at least 90 mmol/day (≥3510 mg/day) for adults.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF THE EFFECT OF YOGIC PRACTICES ON RAKTAGATA VATA (ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION)

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 425
Author(s):  
Pradeep Kumar Pal ◽  
Neera Saini ◽  
Mishra Vn ◽  
Awasthi Hh
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Blood Pressure ◽  
Nervous System ◽  
Essential Hypertension ◽  
System Control ◽  
Energy Channel ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
First Order ◽  
Positive Effects

Objective: Essential hypertension is the most frequent kind of hypertension and also known as primary hypertension or idiopathic, affecting 95% of hypertensive patients. This study was conducted to see the effect of Yogic practices as Nadi Shodhana Pranayama (NSP = cleaning of subtle energy channel along with regulation of rhythm of breathing) and Dhyana (meditation) on the symptoms of Raktagata Vata (essential hypertension), blood pressure, and Hamilton’s anxiety rating scale.Methods: This clinical study was conducted on 50 cases of Raktagata Vata, and these were randomly divided into two subgroups: (1) Control and (2) intervention consisting of 25 cases in each subgroup. Yogic practices were done regularly for 3 months by the registered cases in both subgroups. Light medication of first order initially was also prescribed to intervention subgroup.Result: In both subgroups, significant results (p<0.001) were observed and most of the symptoms of Raktagata Vata improved better in the intervention than control subgroup. Significant results (p<0.001) were also observed in blood pressure along with Hamilton’s anxiety scale scoring.Conclusion: Yogic practices impact positive effects on Agya Chakra (hypothalamus-cerebral system), control autonomic nervous system and improve the quality of life of Raktagata Vata patients by improving symptoms and regulating the blood pressure.

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