What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Hypertension (n=30). Intervention: Hypertension education and blood pressure screening. Primary outcome: Proportion of participants with blood pressure above normal values (≥120/80 mmHg).

What does this research mean for the field?

Community-based screening and interactive education integrated into local social gatherings effectively reach at-risk older adults and identify high rates of previously unrecognized elevated blood pressure. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.CONFIRMATORY. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To educate community members on hypertension risks and evaluate their cardiovascular status through direct blood pressure screenings.

October 8, 2026Jurnal Pengabdian Intan MartapuraOpen Access

Edukasi Hipertensi dan Pemeriksaan Tekanan Darah pada Kelompok Masyarakat Dewasa RT 04/RW 02 Kelurahan Surgi Mufti : Hypertension Education and Blood Pressure Screenings for Adults in RT 04/RW 02, Surgi Mufti Neighborhood

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Key result

Community screening identifies elevated blood pressure in ~87% of older women.

n=30

Why the study?

Hypertension is a growing global health problem with many adults having elevated blood pressure without awareness of their condition.

Does community-based health education and blood pressure screening identify undiagnosed hypertension and increase awareness among older women?

Key Points

To educate community members on hypertension risks and evaluate their cardiovascular status through direct blood pressure screenings.
Conducted a community-based health education initiative combining calibrated digital sphygmomanometer screening, lectures, and interactive discussion sessions.
Recruited N=30 women aged over 40 years during a local community religious gathering.
Screening identified that 86.7% of participants exhibited blood pressure values above normal, spanning pre-hypertension to stage 2 hypertension.
The largest age demographic was participants aged 50-59 years, accounting for 40% of the cohort.

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=30)

Multicenter

Structured PICO

Does community-based health education and blood pressure screening identify undiagnosed hypertension and increase awareness among older women?

Population

30 women aged 40 and older underwent community-based hypertension education and blood pressure screening during a single session.

Intervention

Community-based health education about hypertension (lecture, leaflet, Q&A) and blood pressure screening using digital tensiometers.

Outcome

Blood pressure categories and participant response/participation levelsurrogate

Community-based screening at local social/religious gatherings is an effective strategy to identify a high prevalence of previously unmanaged elevated blood pressure in older adults.

Limitations

Small sample size of only 30 participants.
The study only included women, limiting generalizability.
Lack of quantitative evaluation (pre- and post-test) to measure the objective increase in knowledge after education.
Lack of quantitative evaluation of knowledge improvement (no pre-test/post-test design)

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Implication

High local BP prevalence in small cross-sectional sample supports targeted screening; leaves open generalizability and need for larger studies.

Cite This Study

Hiryadi et al. (2026) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=30). Hypertension education and blood pressure screening was evaluated on Proportion of participants with blood pressure above normal values (≥120/80 mmHg). A community-based hypertension screening program found that 86.7% of 30 participating women aged 40 and older had blood pressure above normal limits.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6ac71bf0ce9b52c5cbf93195 https://doi.org/10.54004/jpim.v2i2.350

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Implication

High local BP prevalence in small cross-sectional sample supports targeted screening; leaves open generalizability and need for larger studies.

Edukasi Hipertensi dan Pemeriksaan Tekanan Darah pada Kelompok Masyarakat Dewasa RT 04/RW 02 Kelurahan Surgi Mufti : Hypertension Education and Blood Pressure Screenings for Adults in RT 04/RW 02, Surgi Mufti Neighborhood

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Edukasi Hipertensi dan Pemeriksaan Tekanan Darah pada Kelompok Masyarakat Dewasa RT 04/RW 02 Kelurahan Surgi Mufti : Hypertension Education and Blood Pressure Screenings for Adults in RT 04/RW 02, Surgi Mufti Neighborhood

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