Blood pressure control and its associated factors among hypertensive patients at health clinic in Kuala Muda District, Kedah
Introduction: Primary care providers play a major role in treating patients with hypertension. Despite the wide availability of primary healthcare facilities, blood pressure control remains poor. This study aimed to determine the proportion of blood pressure (BP) control and its associated facto...
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my-unisza-ir.8182020-10-27T08:14:43Z http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/818/ Blood pressure control and its associated factors among hypertensive patients at health clinic in Kuala Muda District, Kedah Norwati, Daud Huat, T.S. Razlina, A.R. Siti Suhaila, M.Y. R Medicine (General) RA Public aspects of medicine Introduction: Primary care providers play a major role in treating patients with hypertension. Despite the wide availability of primary healthcare facilities, blood pressure control remains poor. This study aimed to determine the proportion of blood pressure (BP) control and its associated factors among patients attending health clinics in Kuala Muda district, Kedah. Methods: A retrospective study was done from April to May 2015 at seven health clinics in Kuala Muda district, Kedah. Stratified random sampling was used and data from patients’ record were retrieved using self-designed data collection proforma. Samples chosen were those newly diagnosed hypertension patients from January 2014 onwards, aged more than 18 years old and with at least 6 months follow up. Controlled blood pressure was defined as in the Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Hypertension (4th edition). Results: A total of 331 hypertensive patient records were selected. There were 160 patients (48.3%) with controlled BP. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR= 1.03, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.05, p= 0.041) and systolic BP at presentation (OR= 0.95, 95% CI: 0.93, 0.96, p< 0.001) were associated with controlled BP. Initial BP stage and risk level at presentation were not associated with controlled BP. Conclusion: BP control in this population was at par with other studies. However, with the increasing prevalence of hypertension and its complications, multiple strategies should be implemented to increase the proportion of patients with controlled blood pressure. 2016 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed text en http://eprints.unisza.edu.my/818/1/FH03-FP-17-09050.pdf Norwati, Daud and Huat, T.S. and Razlina, A.R. and Siti Suhaila, M.Y. (2016) Blood pressure control and its associated factors among hypertensive patients at health clinic in Kuala Muda District, Kedah. In: Family Medicine Scientific Conference 2016, 10-13 Aug 2016, Subang, Selangor. |
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Introduction: Primary care providers play a major role in
treating patients with hypertension. Despite the wide availability
of primary healthcare facilities, blood pressure control remains
poor. This study aimed to determine the proportion of blood
pressure (BP) control and its associated factors among patients
attending health clinics in Kuala Muda district, Kedah.
Methods: A retrospective study was done from April to May 2015
at seven health clinics in Kuala Muda district, Kedah. Stratified
random sampling was used and data from patients’ record were
retrieved using self-designed data collection proforma. Samples
chosen were those newly diagnosed hypertension patients from
January 2014 onwards, aged more than 18 years old and with
at least 6 months follow up. Controlled blood pressure was
defined as in the Malaysian Clinical Practice Guidelines for the
Management of Hypertension (4th edition).
Results: A total of 331 hypertensive patient records were
selected. There were 160 patients (48.3%) with controlled BP.
Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that age (OR= 1.03,
95% CI: 1.01, 1.05, p= 0.041) and systolic BP at presentation
(OR= 0.95, 95% CI: 0.93, 0.96, p< 0.001) were associated with
controlled BP. Initial BP stage and risk level at presentation were
not associated with controlled BP.
Conclusion: BP control in this population was at par with other
studies. However, with the increasing prevalence of hypertension
and its complications, multiple strategies should be implemented
to increase the proportion of patients with controlled blood
pressure. |
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