Glessiane de Oliveira Almeida1, Felipe J Aidar2,3,4,5, Dihogo Gama de Matos2, Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto6, Enaldo Vieira de Melo7, José Augusto Soares Barreto Filho1,7,8,9, Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos7,9, Victor Batista Oliveira1,7, Rebeca Rocha de Almeida1, Suelen Maiara Dos Santos1, Larissa Monteiro Costa Pereira1, Juliana Santos Barbosa1, Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa1,7,8,9,10. 1. Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil. 2. Group of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil. 3. Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil. 4. Program of Physical Education, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil. 5. Program of Physiological Science, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil. 6. Health Sciences Center, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal UFRN 59064-741, Brazil. 7. Department of Medicine, UFS), Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil. 8. Teaching and Research Center of São Lucas Hospital/Rede D'Or-São Luiz de Aracaju, Sergipe 49015-400, Brazil. 9. Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil. 10. Postgraduate Program in Health and Environment, Tiradentes University, UNIT, Aracaju, Sergipe 49032-490, Brazil.
Abstract
Background and Objective: The routine practice of self-medication of blood pressure (BP) not oriented with pulse devices may not be precisely useful in the control of BP and can lead the patient to self-medicate in error. Thus, we need to evaluate the non-oriented self-assessment of BP in real-life circumstances in hypertensive patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate in hypertensive patients the association of BP self-measurement with its control, as well as the presence of anxiety disorders, the occurrence of unscheduled visits to the emergency room, and self-medication. Materials and Methods: An observational study was carried out with 1000 hypertensive volunteers (age: 61.0 ± 12.5). Using a questionnaire, sociodemographic and clinical data on BP control were collected. Anxiety was assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The group that performed non-oriented self-measurement of BP, showed that they had higher frequencies of self-medication (57.9%, p < 0.05) and more unscheduled visits to the emergency room (68%, p < 0.05). In addition, a lower level of BP control (46.8%, p < 0.05) was associated with higher levels of anxiety (52.3%, p < 0.05) in the group that performed non-oriented self-measurements of BP. Conclusion: The practice of non-oriented self-assessment of BP was associated with negative factors such as high levels of anxiety and higher frequencies of self-medication and unscheduled emergency visits.
Background and Objective: The routine practice of self-medication of blood pressure (BP) not oriented with pulse devices may not be precisely useful in the control of BP and can lead the patient to self-medicate in error. Thus, we need to evaluate the non-oriented self-assessment of BP in real-life circumstances in hypertensivepatients. The objective of this study was to evaluate in hypertensivepatients the association of BP self-measurement with its control, as well as the presence of anxiety disorders, the occurrence of unscheduled visits to the emergency room, and self-medication. Materials and Methods: An observational study was carried out with 1000 hypertensive volunteers (age: 61.0 ± 12.5). Using a questionnaire, sociodemographic and clinical data on BP control were collected. Anxiety was assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). Results: The group that performed non-oriented self-measurement of BP, showed that they had higher frequencies of self-medication (57.9%, p < 0.05) and more unscheduled visits to the emergency room (68%, p < 0.05). In addition, a lower level of BP control (46.8%, p < 0.05) was associated with higher levels of anxiety (52.3%, p < 0.05) in the group that performed non-oriented self-measurements of BP. Conclusion: The practice of non-oriented self-assessment of BP was associated with negative factors such as high levels of anxiety and higher frequencies of self-medication and unscheduled emergency visits.
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