May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening results worldwide
Why the study?
Does a global volunteer-based blood pressure screening campaign effectively identify untreated or inadequately treated hypertension in adults?
Population
1,201,570 volunteer adults from 80 countries who ideally had not had their blood pressures measured in the…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Substantial untreated and uncontrolled hypertension persists globally; leaves open whether volunteer screening improves treatment uptake or outcomes.
Structured PICO
Does a global volunteer-based blood pressure screening campaign effectively identify untreated or inadequately treated hypertension in adults?
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Population
1,201,570 volunteer adults (≥18 years) from 80 countries who ideally had not had their blood pressures measured in the past year
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Intervention
Global volunteer-based blood pressure screening (May Measurement Month)
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Outcome
Number of countries involved, number of people screened, and number of people who have untreated or inadequately treated hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg, or both, or on the basis of receiving antihypertensive medication)
A global volunteer-based blood pressure screening campaign successfully screened over 1.2 million individuals, identifying a high prevalence of untreated and inadequately treated hypertension worldwide.
Cite This Study
Beaney et al. (2018) studied this question.