Investigation of stroke-preventing knowledge and influential factors in hypertensive patients from the communities of Guangzhou
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2013.01.001
- VernacularTitle:广州市社区高血压患者的脑卒中预防知识及影响因素的调查*
- Author:
Shifeng DENG
;
Wenli ZHOU
;
Shan XIAO
;
Wei TANG
;
Lijuan LI
;
Ling LI
;
Lihong WAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hypertension;
stroke;
prevention and control;
community
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2013;(1):1-6
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the current situations in stroke-prevention knowledge and influential factors in hypertensive patients from the communities of Guangzhou.Methods 94 hypertensive patients visiting the community health service centers in Guangzhou participated in the survey using stroke-preventing knowledge questionnaire.Results The total score on the stroke-preventing knowledge was(62.70±18.39).By stepwise regression analysis,those female and well-educated scored higher. The score on monitoring the blood pressure was the lowest(43.09±25.77).There were mistakes in medication,physical exercises and living habits.Conclusions The hypertensive patients in the communities in Guangzhou lack of stroke-preventing knowledge.In the stroke-preventing education,those male patients as well as those with less education deserves more attention.
