Aypak, Cenk Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi Aile - Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Önder, Özde Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Dicle, Murat Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Yıkılkan, Hülya Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Tekin, Hasan Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi - Aile Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey , Görpelioğlu, Süleyman Dışkapı Yıldırım Beyazıt Eğitim Araştırma Hastanesi Aile - Hekimliği Kliniği, Turkey

Evaluation of Blood Pressure Control Levels and Treatment Compliances of Hypertensive Patients

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Purpose: The aim of the study is to evaluate the knowledge of patients about hypertension (HT), compliance with lifestyle changes and to determine their blood pressure levels under antihypertensive therapy. Materials and Methods: Hypertensive patients that applied to Family medicine outpatient clinics of Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital for the first time, in 2012 (between February 1 to April 30), were included. Patients were evaluated for the control rates and the factors that might affect blood pressure. Results: 340 patients were included in study. The mean age of the patients was 60.5±10.7 years and 222 of them (65.3%) were female. The blood pressure was not under control in 108 (31.8%) patients. Mean body weight of male patients was higher than females (p=0.015). The number of the patients that knew the normal blood pressure value was 249 (73.2%). Among those 155 (62.2%) were women and 179 (71.9%) were younger than 65 years of age (p=0.0001). Forty one patients (12.1%) were still smoking, 46 (13.5%) patients were exercising regularly and 32 (9.4%) were consuming regular diet. Blood pressure was better controlled in the group that was exercising regularly (p=0.001). Female patients knew the name of their medication better than males (p=0.002). 58 patients (17.1%) were skipping doses a few times a week. Conclusion: The knowledge of hypertensive patients on their illness and their compliance on non-drug treatments were inadequate. The compliance of patients should be improved by development of patient-doctor should be improved by development of patient-doctor relationship according to up-to-date guidelines

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Hypertension , Patient Education , Control , Treatment , Compliance

Cukurova Medical Journal

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