A O Konrady1, I S Brodskaya, A V Soboleva, Y V Polunicheva. 1. Department of Faculty Therapy, St. Petersburg Pavlov State Medical University, St. Petersburg 197089, Lev Tolstoy str 6/8, Russia. aconrady@spmu.rssi.ru
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of patients' education on treatment compliance and blood pressure (BP) control, as well as lifestyle in hypertension. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Education with the structured program was performed in 89 patients with essential hypertension. The patients knowledge level was determined using a special questionnaire with 26 questions. The regularity of BP self-control and drug treatment were assessed before and after the educational course as well as after 6-months of follow-up. RESULTS: The knowledge level increased after education from 58 +/- 12% up to 92 +/- 11% (p < 0.05), the proportion of patients on regular medication from 34.4% to 74.2% (p < 0.05). Sixty (67.4%) of patients started to perform regular BP self-control. The improvement of knowledge level and treatment compliance was not accompanied by significant changes in lifestyle such as smoking cessation and body weight loss. CONCLUSIONS: The structured patients' education resulted in the increase of patients' knowledge, improvement of drug compliance and self-monitoring of BP. Modification of lifestyle appears to be more problematic point as it did not show any significant improvement.
BACKGROUND: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of patients' education on treatment compliance and blood pressure (BP) control, as well as lifestyle in hypertension. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Education with the structured program was performed in 89 patients with essential hypertension. The patients knowledge level was determined using a special questionnaire with 26 questions. The regularity of BP self-control and drug treatment were assessed before and after the educational course as well as after 6-months of follow-up. RESULTS: The knowledge level increased after education from 58 +/- 12% up to 92 +/- 11% (p < 0.05), the proportion of patients on regular medication from 34.4% to 74.2% (p < 0.05). Sixty (67.4%) of patients started to perform regular BP self-control. The improvement of knowledge level and treatment compliance was not accompanied by significant changes in lifestyle such as smoking cessation and body weight loss. CONCLUSIONS: The structured patients' education resulted in the increase of patients' knowledge, improvement of drug compliance and self-monitoring of BP. Modification of lifestyle appears to be more problematic point as it did not show any significant improvement.
Authors: Nesrine Ben Nasr; Anne Rouault; Nicolas Cornillet; Marie Bruandet; Hélène Beaussier; Isabelle Tersen; Yvonnick Bezie; Mathieu Zuber Journal: Int J Clin Pharm Date: 2018-11-26
Authors: Anna Paczkowska; Karolina Hoffmann; Krzysztof Kus; Dorota Kopciuch; Tomasz Zaprutko; Piotr Ratajczak; Michał Michalak; Elżbieta Nowakowska; Wiesław Bryl Journal: Int J Med Sci Date: 2021-01-01 Impact factor: 3.738