Key result
Only ~21% of hypertensive outpatients practice home blood pressure monitoring, limited by device availability.
Why the study?
Knowledge and attitudes of African patients regarding blood pressure self-measurement were not well characterized.
Cross-Sectional (n=100)
No
Despite adequate knowledge of hypertension and self-monitoring among Ivorian outpatients, actual practice remains low primarily due to lack of access to personal blood pressure monitors.
RÉSUMÉObjectif. Évaluer les connaissances et attitudes des patients Africains sur l’automesure tensionnelle. Méthodologie. Nous avons réalisé une étude observationnelle transversale sur une période 01 mois du 01 Octobre 2023 au 31 Octobre 2023. Cent patients ont été inclus, âgés d'au moins 18 ans, en consultations externes à l'Institut de cardiologie d'Abidjan, et ont remplis un questionnaire sur leurs caractéristiques socio-professionnelles, leurs connaissances et attitudes sur l’automesure tensionnelle. Résultats. 67% des patients était de sexe féminin. 80% étaient hypertendus et 65% d’entre eux savaient définir correctement l’HTA. L’analyse des données avait montré que 72% des patients connaissaient la définition de l’automesure tensionnelle, mais seulement 21% la pratiquaient. Peu d’entre eux connaissaient les conditions de réalisation de l’automesure tensionnelle du fait d’un manque de formation. Conclusion. Au regard de ces résultats, il s’impose un besoin d’éducation des patients sur l’automesure tensionnelle.ABSTRACTObjective. To evaluate the knowledge and attitudes of African patients on blood pressure self-measurement. Methodology. We conducted a cross-sectional observational study over a 01-month period from 01 October 2023 to 31 October 2023. One hundred patients were included, aged at least 18 years, in outpatient consultations at the Abidjan Heart Institute, and completed a questionnaire on their socio-professional characteristics, their knowledge and attitudes on blood pressure self-measurement. Results. 67% of the patients were female. 80% were hypertensive and 65% of them knew how to correctly define hypertension. Analysis of the data showed that 72% of patients knew the definition of self-monitoring of blood pressure, but only 21% practised it. Few were aware of the conditions for self-measurement of blood pressure, due to a lack of training. Conclusion. In view of these results, there is a clear need to educate patients about self-measurement of blood pressure.
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Regnier et al. (2024) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=100). Blood pressure self-measurement was evaluated on Practice of blood pressure self-measurement. Among 100 Ivorian outpatients, 72% knew the definition of blood pressure self-measurement, but only 21% practiced it, primarily due to a lack of personal blood pressure monitors.
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