Hypertension
Conditions
Keywords
Knowledge, Hypertension crisis, Planned awareness program
Brief summary
To determine the effect of planned awareness program on knowledge regarding prevention of hypertensive crisis in hypertensive patients. Current literature is mainly on hypertension (HTN) control limited accessible studies on hypertension crises but these studies lack the detailed awareness program regarding prevention of hypertension crisis in diagnosed hypertension patients.
Detailed description
Hypertension crisis(elevation of BP to 180/110mmHg or greater) is the very extreme form of poorly controlled hypertension that can develop in individuals with known pre-existing HTN and in patients who are not aware that they have hypertension.
Interventions
OTHERHypertension Crisis Awareness Program
Education materials-consist of description about hypertension crisis, symptoms, causes and preventive measures (emphasizing on healthy lifestyle and physical activity) with pictorial presentation.
Sponsors
Riphah International University
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
30 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
• Diagnosed hypertensive patients
Exclusion criteria
* Language barrier * Not willing to participate * Unable to understand the teaching program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Hypertension Crisis Knowledge | 2 weeks | Changes from baseline to 2 weeks, after the intervention awareness program, assessed through Questionnaire for hypertension crisis knowledge assessment. |
Countries
Pakistan
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMehwish Waseem, MS-CPPT PhD*
Riphah International University
Outcome results
None listed