How well is hypertension managed in the community? A population-based survey in a Brazilian city
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5172893 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Roberto Xavier Piccini (Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Cesar G Victora (0000-0002-2465-2180, Universidade Federal de Pelotas) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 595-600 |
| Publication date | 1997-10-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0102-311x1997000400003 |
| PMID | 10886901 |
| OpenAlex | W2170152389 |
| SciELO | S0102-311X1997000400003 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 10 |
There is usually little information available on how well hypertensive individuals are managed at the community level. This survey measured the frequency of hypertension in a medium-sized Brazilian city by studying a cluster sample of 1657 adults aged 20-69 years. The 328 hypertensives (19.8%) answered a questionnaire on the knowledge and management of their condition. Two-thirds were aware of their status and more than half were on antihypertensive medication, but only one-third had their blood pressure under control. Physicians failed to advise a large proportion of their patients about the need to lose weight, take exercise, and quit smoking. Although laboratory tests were carried out in most patients, fundoscopy and chest X-rays were performed in fewer than 50%. Continued care by the same physician was the only factor significantly associated with compensated high blood pressure (relative risk for not having continued care = 1.35; 95% CI = 1.02-1.71). High levels of absenteeism, reduction of the work load, and early retirement were found among the individuals with high blood pressure
Absenteeism · Blood pressure · Cluster (spacecraft) · Environmental health · Family medicine · Physical therapy · Population · Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies · Emergency Medicine · Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Nutritional Studies and Diet · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.45 |
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| Citation span | 2004 - 2015 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |