Đánh giá kiến thức thực hành dự phòng đột quỵ não ở bệnh nhân tăng huyết áp là cán bộ X tại Bệnh viện Trung ương Quân đội 108

Abstract

Objective: To identify knowledge stroke prevention practices among hypertensive patients who were the X patients treated at 108 Military Central Hospital. Subject and method: A cross-sectional descriptive study. Data collection by direct interviews with 726 hypertensive patients who are X patients undergoing inpatient and outpatient treatment at the Institute for Treatment for Senior Military Officers and the Outpatient clinic for X military officers from June 2020 to June 2021, through a pre-prepared assessment questionnaires stroke prevention practices knowledge. Result: Over 87% of the patients changed their living habits and diet but 17.22% and 60.61% of patients didn’t stop smoking and drinking alcohol after having hypertension, respectively. There were 69.97% of the patients measured blood pressure daily. The rate of patients who were combined drugs with lifestyle changes to treat hypertension was 75.07%. 86.77% of patients used antihypertensive drugs as a long – term treatment; 93.66% of patients took drugs directed by the doctors. Conclusion: Nearly three-quarters of hypertensive patients who at 108 Military Central Hospital had a good level at stroke prevention practices. However, the proportion of studied subjects who known how to manage with hypertensive crisis was not high (62%). We must take the actions to overcome that situation in preventing and managing hypertensive crisis.