Key result
Only ~32% of hospitalized hypertensive patients monitor their blood pressure at home.
Why the study?
Self-blood pressure monitoring at home increases patient awareness and participation, but knowledge levels among hypertensive patients were not well assessed in this Malaysian hospital setting.
Cross-Sectional (n=65)
No
Calls for enhanced education on home BP monitoring in hypertensives; hypothesis-generating for intervention trials to boost adoption.
Self-blood pressure monitoring (SBPM) at home creates greater awareness and patient participation in their treatment prevents hypertensive complications and helps facilitate doctors to make decisions on treatment.A study was conducted to assess the knowledge on self-blood pressure monitoring (SBPM) among hypertensive patients in selected wards of Hospital Lam Wah Ee, Malaysia.The results showed only 21 (32.3%)respondents monitored their blood pressure and 44 (67.7%) did not monitor their blood pressure at home.A total of 12 (18.4%)respondents reported that they monitored their blood pressure at home because they were aware of complications of hypertension.From those respondents who did not monitor blood pressure at home, only 13 (29.5%)respondents planned to carry out SBPM at home in the future.The overall knowledge score results for self-blood pressure monitoring showed that 6 (9.2%) subjects scored 8 and above, 42 (64.6%)scored 5-7, and 17 (26.1%)scored less than 4. The findings from the study will help the nurses understand the level of knowledge on SBPM among hypertensive patients, and include training and health education during hospitalisation reinforcing the importance and the technique of performing SBPM at home.It also helps to identify patients with poor control of blood pressure so that they can be referred to the physician for further treatment. IeJSME 2012 6(2): 43-45
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Mini Rani Mary Beth (2012) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=65). Self-blood pressure monitoring knowledge was evaluated on Rate of self-blood pressure monitoring at home. Only 32.3% of hospitalized hypertensive patients surveyed monitored their blood pressure at home, with 64.6% demonstrating average knowledge scores regarding the practice.
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