Hypertension Incidence, Awareness, Treatment and Control Status in Adult Patients

INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between the incidence, awareness, treatment, and control of hypertension and the factors affecting them.
METHODS: The Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Rize Training and Research Hospital Family Medicine outpatient clinic conducted this descriptive study with 339 participants aged 30 years and older. Blood pressure was measured and other anthropometric measurements were recorded during the outpatient clinic visit and a questionnaire prepared by the researcher was applied.
RESULTS: In the study, the incidence of hypertension was 41%, awareness status was 88.5% and control status was 79.7% in individuals aged 30 years and older who applied to our Family Medicine clinic. It was found that the rate of hypertension in the parents of individuals with a diagnosis of hypertension was statistically significantly higher than in individuals without hypertension (p=0.011). ). The study inquired about the status of blood pressure measurement during prior visits to any healthcare facility among normotensive individuals, revealing that 16.5% of participants had not undergone blood pressure measurement during such visits.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: Family medicine specialists, who deal with their patients with a community-oriented, holistic, and comprehensive approach, are the most prominent people who can ensure optimal blood pressure management within the scope of primary and secondary prevention by recognizing, treating, and controlling hypertension both before it occurs at elevated BP levels and in the early stages, and by providing continuous counseling.