Authors :
Subhash Pandey; Nitesh Shrestha; Ujjwal Kumar Thakur; Nirajan Bhandari
Volume/Issue :
Volume 7 - 2022, Issue 8 - August
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DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7041639
Abstract :
Hypertension is the serious medical
condition that significantly increases the risks of heart,
brain, kidney and other diseases. This study evaluated the
level of understanding of hypertensive patients regarding
lifestyle modifications, the level of application of those
lifestyle changes in their daily activities and the effect of
those lifestyle modification in the management of
hypertension. The objective of this research is to describe
whether the patients with hypertension adhered lifestyle
modifications and provision of follow-up instructions
upon initial diagnosis of hypertension in a secondary care
centre.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was
conducted in outpatient department of secondary care
centre from 20th September 2022 to 20th March 2022.
Ethical clearance was taken from Institutional Review
Committee (Reference number: 02/2078-79). A simple
random sampling was done. Data were collected and
entered in Microsoft Excel version 2007 and analyzed
using Statistical Package for the Social Science version
25.0.
Results: There is changes in blood pressure (BP) across
visits (P<0.001). In first visit 94% patients had BP >
140/90 however in first and second follow up the BP
between 120/80 and 140/90 are 86.8% and 98%
respectively. After following lifestyle modifications
changes, there is changes in weight across visits (P<0.001).
Conclusions: Our study about lifestyle modifications in
the management of hypertension was similar when
compared to other studies conducted in similar settings.
On time education and information about exercise, weight
loss, less salt intake, less alcohol and cigarette
consumption plays an important role in management of
hypertensive patients and reduce future risk.
Keywords :
Hypertension; Blood Pressure; Outpatient Department; Lifestyle Modification
Hypertension is the serious medical
condition that significantly increases the risks of heart,
brain, kidney and other diseases. This study evaluated the
level of understanding of hypertensive patients regarding
lifestyle modifications, the level of application of those
lifestyle changes in their daily activities and the effect of
those lifestyle modification in the management of
hypertension. The objective of this research is to describe
whether the patients with hypertension adhered lifestyle
modifications and provision of follow-up instructions
upon initial diagnosis of hypertension in a secondary care
centre.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was
conducted in outpatient department of secondary care
centre from 20th September 2022 to 20th March 2022.
Ethical clearance was taken from Institutional Review
Committee (Reference number: 02/2078-79). A simple
random sampling was done. Data were collected and
entered in Microsoft Excel version 2007 and analyzed
using Statistical Package for the Social Science version
25.0.
Results: There is changes in blood pressure (BP) across
visits (P<0.001). In first visit 94% patients had BP >
140/90 however in first and second follow up the BP
between 120/80 and 140/90 are 86.8% and 98%
respectively. After following lifestyle modifications
changes, there is changes in weight across visits (P<0.001).
Conclusions: Our study about lifestyle modifications in
the management of hypertension was similar when
compared to other studies conducted in similar settings.
On time education and information about exercise, weight
loss, less salt intake, less alcohol and cigarette
consumption plays an important role in management of
hypertensive patients and reduce future risk.
Keywords :
Hypertension; Blood Pressure; Outpatient Department; Lifestyle Modification
