Anthony J. Viera|Leon Cohen|C. Madeline Mitchell|Philip D. Sloane
High Blood Pressure Knowledge Among Primary Care Patients with Known Hypertension: A North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network (NC-FM-RN) Study
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill|University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
sought assess primary care patients current knowledge various aspects high blood pressure bpwe mailed questionnaire 700 hypertensive patients enrolled practicebased research network cohort 24 practices north carolina determined percentages respondents total subgroups incorrectly answering 6 questions pertaining various aspects high bp examined bivariate multivariate associations answering 2 items incorrectly lower hypertension knowledgewe received 530 completed surveys 76 response rate twentysix percent 95 ci 2230 respondents know time people high bp feel twentytwo percent 95 ci 1826 either sure whether anything could done prevent high bp believe nothing done nineteen percent 95 ci 1622 either believe taking medications cure high bp sure whether twentytwo percent 95 ci 1926 respondents overall lower hypertension knowledge independent associations lower hypertension knowledge africanamerican race odds ratio 177 95 ci 110286 less high school education odds ratio 243 95 ci 134441 history strokeministroke odds ratio 194 95 ci 100375patients may need taught difference curing hypertension treating medications efforts educate public lifestyle modifications prevent hypertension usually causes symptoms need continue seems especially important develop messages reach africanamericans people less education