Hypertensive Patients Knowledge, Attitude and Practice for Stroke Prevention

2020 ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Roshni Sinha ◽  
Poonam Verma ◽  
Kusum Rohilla ◽  
C Kalyani
Keyword(s):  
Stroke Prevention ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Hypertension among Antihypertensive Medication Users

2016 ◽  
Vol 55 (204) ◽  
pp. 86-92 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shakti Shrestha ◽  
Bhojraj Adhikari ◽  
Ramesh Sharma Poudel ◽  
Kailash Thapaliya ◽  
Tikaram Kharal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antihypertensive Medication ◽  
Current Knowledge ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Hypertension is growing among the population of Nepal. We aimed to determine the current knowledge, attitude and practice of hypertension among hypertensive patients taking antihypertensive medication in the community of Central Nepal.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the hypertensive patients in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Nepal from July 2015 to September 2015 using clustered sampling technique. Suitably designed and validated questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and practice on hypertension consisting of 27 questions were used to determine the KAP scores. The difference in the median KAP scores between sex, level of education and duration of hypertension were assessed using Mann-Whitney U test.Results: A total of 200 patients met the inclusion criteria and majority of them were male (60%), had received primary education (36%) and had hypertension for ≥5 years (46.5%). The blood pressure ranged from 100-180/60-110 mmHg. The median K, A and P scores were 8 (6), 5 (1) and 6 (3) respectively. K and A were statistically associated with sex both at p<0.001 and level of education (K at p<0.001 and A at p=0.016).Conclusions: The current knowledge, attitude and practice among hypertensive patients using antihypertensive medication can be improved. Keywords: attitude; hypertension; knowledge; practice. | PubMed

scholarly journals Hypertension Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Adult Hypertensive Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Udaya Ralapanawa ◽  
Kameera Bopeththa ◽  
Noorika Wickramasurendra ◽  
Sampath Tennakoon ◽  
Tomohiro Katsuya
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospital ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Health Care Team ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Drug Compliance ◽  
Antihypertensive Medications ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective. Hypertension (HTN) remains a major risk factor for cardiovascular diseases globally. Despite considerable improvement in increasing awareness, treatment, and control of HTN, undiagnosed and uncontrolled HTN remains a major public health challenge. Our focus was on studying the knowledge, attitude, and practice regarding HTN in adult hypertensive patients at a tertiary care hospital in Sri Lanka. Methodology. A descriptive study on knowledge, attitude, and practice of hypertensive patients on antihypertensive medications attending the hypertensive clinic was carried out from January 2016 to June 2016 at THP. Results. The study was on a total of 371 hypertensive patients comprising 253 (68.2%) females and 118 (31.8%) males. Among the total participants, 12 (3.2%), all females, had never been to school. About half of them (47.7%) had not even reached GCE (ordinary level). More than two-thirds (77%) of the study population were aware of the complications of HTN as they were informed by a health care team member. About 74% of them were taking all their prescribed medications. Almost all (95%) patients had checked their blood pressure (BP) during the previous 12 months, and almost the same percentage had visited their doctor for BP checkups every 1–3 months. Conclusion. Our patients were well aware of the importance of regular follow-ups and also knowledgeable about the complications related to HTN. Almost 75% of the patients had optimum drug compliance. It was revealed that forgetfulness was the frequent cause for poor drug compliance.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of lifestyle modification recommended for hypertension management and the associated factors among adult hypertensive patients in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 205031212095329
Author(s):  
Saron Bogale ◽  
Kirubel Minsamo Mishore ◽  
Assefa Tola ◽  
Abraham Nigussie Mekuria ◽  
Yohanes Ayele
Keyword(s):  
Associated Factors ◽  
Lifestyle Modification ◽  
Good Practice ◽  
Favorable Attitude ◽  
Hypertension Management ◽  
Lifestyle Modifications ◽  
Eastern Ethiopia ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Introduction: Hypertension is an overwhelming global challenge. Appropriate lifestyle modifications are the cornerstone for the prevention and control of hypertension. In this regard, lack of knowledge and poor attitude toward lifestyle modification have been a major setback. Objective: To assess knowledge, attitude and practice of lifestyle modification recommended for hypertension management and the associated factors among adult hypertensive patients in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia. Methods: Hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 274 hypertensive patients in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital, from 1 March to 30 May 2019. The pre-tested structured questionnaire was used, and the data were collected through an interview. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 20. A multivariate logistic regression model was fitted to determine independent predictors of knowledge and practice of lifestyle modifications among hypertensive patients. Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) at 95% confidence interval (CI) was used for predicting the independent effect of each variable on the outcome variables. Results: From the total participants, 200 (73.0%) of participants had good knowledge, 182 (66.4%) had favorable attitude and 136 (49.6%) had good practice on lifestyle modification recommended for hypertension management. Regarding factors associated with lifestyle modification, being in age range of 46–64 years (AOR: 4.08, 95% CI: 1.14–14.56); having formal education (AOR: 3.93, 95% CI: 1.27–12.23); being government employee (AOR: 8.06, 95% CI: 1.40–46.32) and being housewives (AOR: 5.10, 95% CI: 1.26–20.79) were factors significantly associated with good knowledge of lifestyle modification, However, favorable attitude was found to be the only factor associated with good practice of lifestyle modification (AOR: 9.20, 95% CI: 2.60–32.24). Conclusion: In the current study, knowledge and attitude toward lifestyle modification recommended for hypertension management was fairly good but practice level was poor. Concerted strategies are required to increase the knowledge, attitude and practice of the lifestyle modification measures in this population group.

scholarly journals Knowledge, attitude and practice of Iranian hypertensive patients regarding hypertension

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yaseen Rashidi ◽  
Hesam Manaflouyan ◽  
Fatemeh Pournaghi Azar ◽  
Zeinab Nikniaz ◽  
Leila Nikniaz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

scholarly journals Assessment of patients’ knowledge, attitude and practice regarding hypertension in a tertiary care hospital

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (12) ◽  
pp. 4967
Author(s):  
Alak K. Das ◽  
Gautam Lahiri ◽  
Aaheli Bose ◽  
Dipak K. Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cardiovascular Complications ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Validated Questionnaire ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular complications. This can be described as the ‘sleeping snake’ which bites when it wakes up. We aimed to determine the knowledge (K), attitude (A) and practice (P) [KAP] regarding hypertension among hypertensive patients taking antihypertensive medication in Medical College, Kolkata.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the hypertensive patients from July 2017 to September 2017 using random sampling technique. Suitably designed and validated questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and practice on hypertension consisting of 20 questions were used to determine the KAP scores. The difference in the median KAP scores between sex, level of education and duration of hypertension were assessed using Mann-Whitney U test.Results: A total of 318 patients met the inclusion criteria and majority of them were male (53.15%), had received secondary level of education (43.08%) and had hypertension for <5 years (56.91%). The blood pressure ranged from 110-240/70-120 mmHg. The median K, A and P scores were 4 (5), 5 (0) and 3 (1) respectively. Practice was statistically associated with sex (p<0.007). Significant differences were found between patients with below and above secondary educational level regarding knowledge (p=0.0001), attitude (p=0.02) and practice (p=0.001). Patients with duration of hypertension more than five years had better knowledge compared to those with duration less than five years (p=0.0001).Conclusions: Our study showed that there are scopes for improving knowledge, attitude and practice among hypertensive patients for better management of hypertension.

scholarly journals IMPACT OF PATIENT COUNSELLING ON KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, AND PRACTICE OF HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS IN A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Juna Ann Thomas ◽  
Kakani Sai Snigdha ◽  
Preethy Mathew Karanath ◽  
Ann Mary Swaroop
Keyword(s):  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Care Hospital ◽  
Patient Counselling ◽  
Hypertensive Patients ◽  
Information Leaflets ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
A Prospective Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Objective: Hypertension is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide and proper assessment of knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) factors are helpful in its management. Our aim was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice among hypertensive patients and the impact of patient counselling on the same.Methods: A prospective study was conducted among hypertensive patients from November 2015 to April 2016. Suitably designed and validated KAP questionnaire was used to evaluate the baseline KAP score. Patient information leaflets were provided after counselling. After 3 mo patients were followed up and their KAP scores were reassessed and data were analysed.Results: Before the intervention, the mean score±SD of knowledge, attitude, and practice were 11.76(SD±4.58); 5.14(SD±2.13); 9.26(SD±1.66) which increased to 14.29(SD±2.95); 5.74(SD±1.39); 10.32(SD±1.33) respectively after the intervention.Conclusion: Our study suggests that pharmacist mediated counselling plays a vital role in improving patients’ knowledge, attitude, and practice towards the disease management

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