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August 31, 2020Journal of Institute of Medicine NepalOpen Access

Among hypertensive patients attending a tertiary hospital, 57.5% had an adequate level of knowledge on hypertension and 57.1% demonstrated good overall self-care practices.

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Population

212 hypertensive patients attending the outpatient department of Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and…

Design

Cross-sectional

Key result

Among hypertensive patients attending a tertiary hospital, 57.5% had an adequate level of knowledge on hypertension and 57.1% demonstrated good overall self-care practices.

Authors

GSGeeta K SatyalLRLalita RaiRGRoshani Gautam

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Overview

May guide local education initiatives; leaves open generalizability and effects on blood pressure control.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=212)

Multicenter

No

Structured PICO

P
Population
212 adult hypertensive patients on antihypertensive medication for at least six months attending a tertiary hospital outpatient department in Nepal.
O
Outcome
Level of knowledge and self-care practice on hypertensionpatient reported

More than half of hypertensive patients in this tertiary center had adequate knowledge and good self-care practices, highlighting the need for targeted awareness programs to improve lifestyle modifications like diet and physical activity.

Limitations

  • Use of non-probability purposive sampling technique
  • Single-center study design limits generalizability

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Satyal et al. (2020) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=212). Hypertension knowledge and self-care practices was evaluated on Proportion of patients with adequate level of knowledge on hypertension. Among hypertensive patients attending a tertiary hospital, 57.5% had an adequate level of knowledge on hypertension and 57.1% demonstrated good overall self-care practices.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ab0bb744cff7016d6272976https://doi.org/10.3126/jiom.v42i2.37528
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