Yousef Abdullah Al Turki1. 1. Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, Kind Saud University, P.O. Box 28054, Riyadh, 11437, Saudi Arabia, yalturki@ksu.edu.sa.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Blood pressure control needs to be assessed at a primary care level, which is the first contact with patients. AIMS: To evaluate blood pressure readings among patients visiting a primary care clinic at a teaching university hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a primary care clinic at the King Khalid University Hospital from April to September 2013. Blood pressure readings were measured by trained nurses working in a primary care clinic during patients' visits. RESULTS: The study showed that only 33.6 % of participants had a normal blood pressure reading, and 49.3 % of participants were diagnosed as hypertensive patients. The study showed that 74.7 % do not exercise, and 45 % have high stress levels in their life. CONCLUSION: Uncontrolled blood pressure was common at this hospital-based primary care clinic, so it is recommended to educate primary care physicians to take care of blood pressure management and to educate and encourage patients about non-pharmacological advice like losing weight and coping with stress.
INTRODUCTION: Blood pressure control needs to be assessed at a primary care level, which is the first contact with patients. AIMS: To evaluate blood pressure readings among patients visiting a primary care clinic at a teaching university hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a primary care clinic at the King Khalid University Hospital from April to September 2013. Blood pressure readings were measured by trained nurses working in a primary care clinic during patients' visits. RESULTS: The study showed that only 33.6 % of participants had a normal blood pressure reading, and 49.3 % of participants were diagnosed as hypertensivepatients. The study showed that 74.7 % do not exercise, and 45 % have high stress levels in their life. CONCLUSION: Uncontrolled blood pressure was common at this hospital-based primary care clinic, so it is recommended to educate primary care physicians to take care of blood pressure management and to educate and encourage patients about non-pharmacological advice like losing weight and coping with stress.
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