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https://hdl.handle.net/123456789/1820| Τύπος: | Ανακοίνωση σε συνέδριο |
| Τίτλος: | A qualitative exploration of patients’ experiences and barriers to adequately controlling hypertension in Greece |
| Συγγραφέας: | [EL] Κωσταρέλλη, Βασιλική[EN] Costarelli, Vassiliki [EL] Μουρούτη, Νίκη[EN] Mourouti, Niki [EL] Μίχου, Μαρία[EN] Michou, Maria [EL] Λιόνης, Χρήστος[EN] Lionis, Christos [EL] Καλαγιά, Παναγιώτα[EN] Kalagia, Panagiota [EL] Ιωαννίδης, Άγγελος[EN] Ioannidis, Angelos [EL] Καλοειδάς, Μιχάλης[EN] Kaloidas, Michalis |
| Ημερομηνία: | Νοε-2021 |
| Περίληψη: | Hypertension is an important modifiable risk factor for cerebrovascular and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Uncontrolled hypertension is quite prevalent and constitutes a very serious public health problem. The main aim of the focus group study was to have adults discuss experiences and barriers to managing hypertension and to provide possible suggestions to improve healthcare delivery. Focus group discussions (2 focus groups, 7 participants in each group) were employed in this qualitative study. A total of 14 hypertensive participants (9 men & 5 women) were recruited from 1st Local Health Unit (TOMY) of Nea Philadelphia, Attica, Greece. The discussions were audio recorded and thematically analyzed. The HL levels of the participants were assessed using the European Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS_EU_Q16). Eight out of the 14 participants had inadequate & problematic health literacy levels, whereas, 6 participants had sufficient HL levels. Two major themes were developed from the focus group discussion: a) barriers for better adherence to lifestyle modifications for managing hypertension 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 of the disease at diagnosis due to young age and lack of symptoms, prescription of medication to control blood pressure which occasionally led to deliberate low adherence to lifestyle modifications and lack of clear and easy to follow guidelines on lowering dietary salt. Suggestions to improve hypertensive patients’ experience in primary health care included: a more thorough and comprehensive description of the seriousness of the condition, at diagnosis, emphasis on the importance of the lifestyle modifications, regardless of the concurrent prescription of medication to control blood pressure, more frequent follow up, particularly during the 1st year after diagnosis and referral after diagnosis to other health professionals which could aid with dietary and mental stress management. The study offers an insight into patients’ experiences and barriers to adequately controlling hypertension in Greece and could be useful for primary care practitioners, researchers and policy makers. |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Τόπος δημοσίευσης: | Virtually |
| ISBN: | 978-624-5746-10-1 |
| Θεματική κατηγορία: | [EL] Επιστήμες υγείας, άλλοι τομείς[EN] Health sciences, miscellaneous |
| Κάτοχος πνευματικών δικαιωμάτων: | © The Author(s) 2021 |
| Διατίθεται ανοιχτά στην τοποθεσία: | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/377577216_WCPH2021_Book_of_Abstracts |
| Ηλεκτρονική διεύθυνση του τεκμηρίου στον εκδότη: | https://wcphconf.com/wcph-2021/ |
| Τίτλος πηγής δημοσίευσης: | WCPH2021 Book of Abstracts |
| Σελίδες τεκμηρίου (στην πηγή): | 80 |
| Όνομα εκδήλωσης: | 2nd World Conference on Public Health 2021 (WCPH 2021) |
| Τοποθεσία εκδήλωσης: | Virtual Conference |
| Ημ/νία έναρξης εκδήλωσης: | 26/11/2021 |
| Ημ/νία λήξης εκδήλωσης: | 27/11/2021 |
| Εμφανίζεται στις συλλογές: | Ερευνητικές ομάδες |
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| WCPH 2021 Abstract Book.pdf | Περίληψη σε συνέδριο | 1.18 MB | Adobe PDF | - |  | Δείτε/ανοίξτε |