《中国高血压患者教育指南》要点解读

高血压是心血管病最主要的危险因素。以《中国高血压患者教育指南》为教材,加强对高血压患者的健康教育,是医务人员义不容辞的责任。教育的主要内容包括：高血压的危害、改变不良生活方式、控制危险因素、高血压的非药物治疗和常用降压药、家庭自测血压、血压的自我管理、对高血压认识的误区等。目的是提高患者治疗的依从性,提高降压达标率,以减少心血管并发症的发生。

Key points interpretation of ＂Chinese hypertension education guidelines＂

Hypertension is the most common risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. It is health care professionals＇ responsibility to perform education to hypertensive patients according to the ‘Chinese hypertension education guidelines＇. The following issues are the main contents of the guideline： the harm of high blood pressure, unhealthy lifestyle modifying, risk factors controlling, nonpharmacological treatment, general knowledge of antihypertensive drugs, home blood pressure monitoring, self-management of blood pressure, and misunderstandings of hypertension, et al. The main purposes of education are to increase patients＇ compliance, to improve control rates, and to reduce cardiovascular complications.