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https://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1819| Τύπος: | Άρθρο σε επιστημονικό περιοδικό |
| Τίτλος: | A qualitative exploration of patients’ experiences and barriers to adequately controlling hypertension in Greece |
| Συγγραφέας: | [EL] Μίχου, Μαρία[EN] Michou, Maria [EL] Μουρούτη, Νίκη[EN] Mourouti, Niki [EL] Λιόνης, Χρήστος[EN] Lionis, Christos [EL] Καλαγιά, Παναγιώτα[EN] Kalagia, Panagiota [EL] Ιωαννίδης, Άγγελος[EN] Ioannidis, Angelos [EL] Καλοειδάς, Μιχάλης[EN] Kaloidas, Michalis [EL] Κωσταρέλλη, Βασιλική[EN] Costarelli, Vassiliki |
| Ημερομηνία: | 2022 |
| Περίληψη: | Purpose: The aim of the study was to have adults discuss experiences and barriers to managing hypertension and to provide suggestions to improve healthcare delivery. Methodology: Focus group discussions were employed in this qualitative study. A total of 14 hypertensive participants were recruited from the 1st Local Health Unit of Nea Philadelphia, Attica, Greece. Discussions were audio recorded and thematically analyzed. Findings: Two major themes were developed: a) barriers for better adherence to lifestyle modifications and b) suggestions to improve hypertensive patients’ experience in primary health care. Reasons for not adhering to lifestyle modifications were low self-care levels, swift work, low perceived risk, prescription of medication to control blood pressure and lack of easy-to-follow guidelines on lowering dietary salt. Suggestions to improve patients’ experience in primary care included: comprehensive description of the seriousness of the condition at diagnosis, emphasis on the importance of the lifestyle modifications, more frequent follow up and referral after diagnosis to other health professionals which could aid with dietary and mental stress management. Conclusions: The study offers an insight into patients’ experiences and barriers to adequately controlling hypertension in Greece. The results could be useful for primary care practitioners, researchers and policy makers. This is the first study in Greece assessing concurrently, patient-related barriers to controlling blood pressure and suggestions to improve primary health care in an urban setting. |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Σελίδες: | 10 |
| ISSN: | 1999-561X |
| Θεματική κατηγορία: | [EL] Επιστήμες υγείας, άλλοι τομείς[EN] Health sciences, miscellaneous |
| Λέξεις-κλειδιά: | hypertension; barriers; focus groups; Greece |
| Κάτοχος πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων: | © 2022 International Federation for Home Economics |
| Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση του τεκμηρίου στον εκδότη: | https://www.ifhe.org/fileadmin/user_upload/e_Journal/Vol_15_2_corr/PO4.pdf |
| Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση περιοδικού: | https://www.ifhe.org/ejournal |
| Τίτλος πηγής δημοσίευσης: | International Journal of Home Economics (IJHE) |
| Τεύχος: | 2 |
| Τόμος: | 15 |
| Σελίδες τεκμηρίου (στην πηγή): | 23-32 |
| Σημειώσεις: | This research is co-financed by Greece and the European Union (European Social Fund—ESF) through the Operational Programme “Human Resources Development, Education and Lifelong Learning 2014-2020” in the context of the project “Development and pilot implementation of an educational intervention program for Health Literacy and Nutrition Literacy in Hypertension Patients: A Randomized Control Trial” (MIS: 5049028). |
| Εμφανίζεται στις συλλογές: | Ερευνητικές ομάδες |
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