What Is or What Is Not a Risk Factor for Arterial Hypertension? Not Hamlet, but Medical Students Answer That Question

Abstract

Hypertension is a leading cause of cardiovascular disease and premature death worldwide. The most important method of preventing hypertension is social awareness of its causes. An important role in educating society about hypertension is played by medical personnel. The study involved 327 students of medicine representing all years of study. The study used a proprietary questionnaire containing test questions about knowledge of the causes of hypertension (classical and non-classical factors), as well as questionable and false risk factors for the disease. The students’ knowledge of the complications of hypertension was also assessed. Most of the students rated their knowledge about hypertension as good. Classical risk factors for hypertension were identified by students in all years of study: I–III and IV–VI. Non-classical risk factors for hypertension were less often identified by the students. The students almost unanimously indicated that the complications of hypertension include heart failure, heart attack, stroke, aortic aneurysm, kidney failure, atherosclerosis, eye diseases and worse prognosis in COVID-19. Students’ knowledge of the causes of hypertension increased during medical studies. The knowledge of the respondents about classical risk factors for hypertension was extensive, whereas knowledge of non-classical risk factors it was insufficient. Most of the respondents were well aware of the complications of hypertension. Some students identified some factors incorrectly as increasing the risk of hypertension. Emphasis should be placed on the dissemination of knowledge about non-classical hypertension risk factors to medical students.

Knowledge of Primary Care Patients Living in the Urban Areas about Risk Factors of Arterial Hypertension

“…Despite many educational campaigns on AH, such as May Measurement Month (MMM), the global campaign run by the International Society of Hypertension, the knowledge of the public and future medical professionals (medical students) about AH is insufficient to inform major improvements in the diagnosis and treatment of AH [27][28][29]. It should be emphasized that insufficient knowledge about AH has been present for many years.…”

Frequency of dyslipidemia in patients with newly diagnosed essential hypertension in tertiary care center.

“…Sampling technique used was nonprobability consecutive sampling and sample size was calculated by WHO sample size calculator, using formula for single proportion i.e. N= [Z 2 1-α/2 P (1-P)] ÷ d 2 , Where P = 0.685, is the frequency of dyslipidemia in patients with essential hypertension 10 , confidence interval is 95 % and absolute precision is 5%. Sample size was found to be 332 cases.…”

Pendidikan Kesehatan Mencegah Dan Mengatasi Hipertensi Di Irna 7 Rs. Universitas Airlangga

“…Faktor risiko hipertensi yaitu keturunan, obesitas, stres, kurang olah raga, diet tinggi garam, kebiasaan merokok dan usia lebih dari 65 tahun (Sobierajski et al, 2022). Tanda gejala hipertensi meliputi: sakit kepala, gelisah, pusing, jantung berdebar, penglihatan kabur dan mudah lelah (Anwar et al, 2018).…”