KIẾN THỨC VÀ THỰC HÀNH VỀ TUÂN THỦ ĐIỀU TRỊ CỦA BỆNH NHÂN TĂNG HUYẾT ÁP ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA TRUNG TÂM TIỀN GIANG NĂM 2021

Abstract

Background: According to statistics of the World Health Organization, the prevalence of hypertension is 26.4% and is expected to increase to 29.2% by 2025. In developing countries, hypertension is a leading cause causes death and irreversible disability. According to a report of the Vietnam Heart Association, as of May 2016, the rate of hypertension was 47.3%, of which 31.3% was controllable hypertension. Objectives: To determine the ratio of knowledge, correct practice on treatment adherence of hypertensive patients on outpatient treatment; to determine the relationship between knowledge, practice on treatment adherence and general characteristics of hypertensive patients on outpatient treatment. Materials and methods: the study was conducted on patients ≥ 18 years old diagnosed with hypertension treated as outpatients at the cardiovascular clinic of Tien Giang Central General Hospital. A cross-sectional descriptive study with a sample size of 353 patients and a convenient, non-probability sampling method. Results: The proportion of patients with corrected knowledge 50.1%, practice adherence 48.4%. There was a relationship between patient's knowledge with age group, occupation, disease duration, practice relationship on treatment adherence with age group, gender, occupation, disease duration. Conclusion: With a low percentage of patients with correct knowledge and practice on treatment adherence, it is necessary to strengthen and take appropriate health education measures, build health education programs for hypertensive patients. pressure, widely propagate knowledge and practice on treatment adherence in many forms.