Office blood pressure measurement practices among community health providers (medical and paramedical) in northern district of India |
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Authors: | Bishav Mohan Naved Aslam Upma Ralhan Sarit Sharma Naveen Gupta Vivudh Pratap Singh Shibba Takkar G.S. Wander |
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Affiliation: | aDepartment of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Unit, Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana 141001, Punjab, India;bProject Coordinator, Department of Cardiology, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital Unit, Hero DMC Heart Institute, Ludhiana 141001, Punjab, India;cDepartment of Social and Preventive Medicine, Dayanand Medical College & Hospital, Ludhiana 141001, Punjab, India |
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Abstract: | IntroductionHypertension is directly responsible for 57% of all stroke deaths and 24% of all coronary heart disease deaths in India. Appropriate blood pressure measurement techniques are the cornerstone of clinical acumen. Despite the clear guidelines on BP measurement technique, there seems to be large inter-observer variations.Aim & methodsA prospective, observational study was done to assess the knowledge and to study the current practices of office BP measurement among the 400 medical and paramedical staff working in various hospitals of a northern district of India. A single observer under the supervision of investigators observed all the participants and a proforma was filled based on AHA guidelines. After observing BP measurement technique scoring was done (≤8 question correct = inaccurate practices, >9 questions correct = accurate practices). Similarly, the knowledge was assessed by giving a pretested questionnaire.Results5.85 % of the medical staff had excellent knowledge and 80% of the doctors and 62% of the paramedical staff had good knowledge about BPM. Only 1.47% (3 doctors) and 0.5% (1 nurse) had accurate practices. There was no correlation between knowledge and practices.ConclusionsWe conclude that the right technique and knowledge of blood pressure measurement among community health providers is inadequate and warrants further interventions to improve. |
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Keywords: | Blood pressure measurement (BPM) Knowledge Practice Medical staff Paramedical staff |
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