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J Cardiovasc Thorac Res. 2018;10(1): 14-19.
doi: 10.15171/jcvtr.2018.02
PMID: 29707172
PMCID: PMC5913687
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Original Article

Knowledge, attitude and practice of Iranian hypertensive patients regarding hypertension

Yaseen Rashidi 1, Hesam Manaflouyan 1, Fatemeh Pournaghi Azar 2, Zeinab Nikniaz 3, Samad Ghaffari 5*, Leila Nikniaz 4

1 Student Research Committee, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
2 Iranian Center for Evidence-Based Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
3 Liver and Gastrointestinal Disease Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
4 Tabriz Health Services Management Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
5 Cardiovascular Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
*Corresponding Author: Email: ghafaris@gmail.com

Abstract

Introduction: This study aimed at evaluating knowledge and awareness of hypertension and the risk factors for hypertension among hypertensive patients.
Methods: In this study, 110 hypertensive patients were enrolled and filled out two self-administered questionnaires. The first questionnaire was about the demographic characteristics and the second one was about the knowledge (n = 10), attitude (n = 9) and practice (n = 8). The internal consistency and the stability of the questionnaires were approved. The Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation coefficient were used for statistical analysis.
Results: Seventy-three percent of participants know the normal range of hypertension. Most of the participants truly knew that stress (87.3%), obesity (70.9%) and aging (48.2%) are risk factors for hypertension. About 60% of participants knew the complications of uncontrolled hypertension. About 82.7% of participants believed that after adaptation of body to hypertension, there is no need to use antihypertensive drug. About 13.6% of participants measured their blood pressure daily and 11.8% of them measured it once a month. The educational level of participants was significantly associated with knowledge score (P = 0.01). There was a significant correlation between knowledge (P < 0.001) and attitude and also attitude and practice (P < 0.001) scores.
Conclusion: These findings have important implications for developing proper and continuous self-management hypertension education programs in Iran which should mostly emphasize on the practical information about control and prevention programs.
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