Awareness of general practitioners toward hypertension management

Introduction: The silent killer, hypertension (HTN), is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In India, HTN has a major public health effect on cardiovascular health and health-care systems. Aim: The present study was aimed to evaluate the awareness of general practitioners (GPs) tow...

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Autores principales:	Ramakant Rawat, Vidya Sagar Ram, Granth Kumar, Amit Varshney, Manoj Kumar, Pankaj Kumar, Navneet Agrawal
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Publicado:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021
Materias:	awareness diagnosis general practitioners hypertension management Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Analytical chemistry QD71-142
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:11d2bfcc9cbd40deb3660a8e9652611c2021-11-19T12:15:53ZAwareness of general practitioners toward hypertension management0975-740610.4103/jpbs.jpbs_268_21https://doaj.org/article/11d2bfcc9cbd40deb3660a8e9652611c2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.jpbsonline.org/article.asp?issn=0975-7406;year=2021;volume=13;issue=6;spage=1513;epage=1516;aulast=Rawathttps://doaj.org/toc/0975-7406Introduction: The silent killer, hypertension (HTN), is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In India, HTN has a major public health effect on cardiovascular health and health-care systems. Aim: The present study was aimed to evaluate the awareness of general practitioners (GPs) toward HTN management and also their approach toward management. Materials and Methods: The present study was a questionnaire-based assessment study. A total of 100 GPs were included in the study as our study sample. All the participants were well informed about the study and after that those who were willing to participate were enrolled after obtaining a written informed consent. Results: The common presenting symptoms of hypertensive patients were predominantly morning headache (71%), dizziness (41%), palpitation (39%), and fatigability (29%). Majority (84%) practiced cuff placement method covering about 2/3rd of the arm at heart level. The preferred position while blood pressure (BP) examination of patient by majority of practitioners was while sitting (53%). The number of readings usually taken for measuring BP for each patient was as follows: one (3%), two (42%), and three (55)%. Conclusion: Although GPs in our study are well informed and up to date on certain aspects of HTN diagnosis and treatment, they may still lack an appropriate approach to HTN history taking, diagnosis, and treatment.Ramakant RawatVidya Sagar RamGranth KumarAmit VarshneyManoj KumarPankaj KumarNavneet AgrawalWolters Kluwer Medknow Publicationsarticleawarenessdiagnosisgeneral practitionershypertensionmanagementPharmacy and materia medicaRS1-441Analytical chemistryQD71-142ENJournal of Pharmacy and Bioallied Sciences, Vol 13, Iss 6, Pp 1513-1516 (2021)
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spellingShingle	awareness diagnosis general practitioners hypertension management Pharmacy and materia medica RS1-441 Analytical chemistry QD71-142 Ramakant Rawat Vidya Sagar Ram Granth Kumar Amit Varshney Manoj Kumar Pankaj Kumar Navneet Agrawal Awareness of general practitioners toward hypertension management
description	Introduction: The silent killer, hypertension (HTN), is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease. In India, HTN has a major public health effect on cardiovascular health and health-care systems. Aim: The present study was aimed to evaluate the awareness of general practitioners (GPs) toward HTN management and also their approach toward management. Materials and Methods: The present study was a questionnaire-based assessment study. A total of 100 GPs were included in the study as our study sample. All the participants were well informed about the study and after that those who were willing to participate were enrolled after obtaining a written informed consent. Results: The common presenting symptoms of hypertensive patients were predominantly morning headache (71%), dizziness (41%), palpitation (39%), and fatigability (29%). Majority (84%) practiced cuff placement method covering about 2/3rd of the arm at heart level. The preferred position while blood pressure (BP) examination of patient by majority of practitioners was while sitting (53%). The number of readings usually taken for measuring BP for each patient was as follows: one (3%), two (42%), and three (55)%. Conclusion: Although GPs in our study are well informed and up to date on certain aspects of HTN diagnosis and treatment, they may still lack an appropriate approach to HTN history taking, diagnosis, and treatment.
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author	Ramakant Rawat Vidya Sagar Ram Granth Kumar Amit Varshney Manoj Kumar Pankaj Kumar Navneet Agrawal
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Awareness of general practitioners toward hypertension management

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