Knowledge about Hypertension: A Comparison between Hypertensive patients and their Normotensive counterparts
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Nursing and health Science - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 6
Abstract
Background: High blood pressure also known as hypertension, is a chronic non-communicable disease condition, in which the force of the blood pushing against the walls of the blood vessels is consistently too high. The World Health Organization has termed hypertension as the “silent killer” as it is an asymptomatic condition and the health related complications of high blood pressure are life-threatening. In recent times, there has been an exponential increase, in hypertension related incidence and prevalence rates in India. However, a lack of knowledge about the condition among the general population and poor treatment and control rates among the hypertensive patients calls for the implementation of health education and promotion programs. Method: The present study aimed to understand the level of knowledge, conceptualization, health beliefs and misconceptions among the hypertensive and normotensive participants regarding the condition of hypertension using a qualitative approach. Semi-structured interviews using an open-ended interview schedule comprising of 17 open-ended questions were conducted among 96 hypertensive and 103 normotensive participants in the agegroup of 22-66 years. Content analysis was used to analyze the transcripts using the thematic analysis method. Results: The analysis of participant’s responses brought out several sub-themes that were categorized into themes and the themes were further integrated to develop four superordinate themes of theoretical, essential, lifestyle-related, and functional knowledge regarding hypertension. Overall the level of knowledge about hypertension among the study participants was found to be inadequate. The hypertensive participants in our study were found to possess better knowledge and a lower number of misconceptions about their condition as compared to the normotensive participants.
Authors and Affiliations
Rithuma Oruganti, Swathi Paidipati, Manjunath Dinaker
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