Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and Anxiety
<i>Background and Objective:</i> The routine practice of self-medication of blood pressure (BP) not oriented with pulse devices may not be precisely useful in the control of BP and can lead the patient to self-medicate in error. Thus, we need to evaluate the non-oriented self-assessment...
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| author | Glessiane de Oliveira Almeida Felipe J. Aidar Dihogo Gama de Matos Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto Enaldo Vieira de Melo José Augusto Soares Barreto Filho Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos Victor Batista Oliveira Rebeca Rocha de Almeida Suelen Maiara dos Santos Larissa Monteiro Costa Pereira Juliana Santos Barbosa Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa |
| author_facet | Glessiane de Oliveira Almeida Felipe J. Aidar Dihogo Gama de Matos Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto Enaldo Vieira de Melo José Augusto Soares Barreto Filho Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos Victor Batista Oliveira Rebeca Rocha de Almeida Suelen Maiara dos Santos Larissa Monteiro Costa Pereira Juliana Santos Barbosa Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa |
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| description | <i>Background and Objective:</i> The routine practice of self-medication of blood pressure (BP) not oriented with pulse devices may not be precisely useful in the control of BP and can lead the patient to self-medicate in error. Thus, we need to evaluate the non-oriented self-assessment of BP in real-life circumstances in hypertensive patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate in hypertensive patients the association of BP self-measurement with its control, as well as the presence of anxiety disorders, the occurrence of unscheduled visits to the emergency room, and self-medication. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> An observational study was carried out with 1000 hypertensive volunteers (age: 61.0 ± 12.5). Using a questionnaire, sociodemographic and clinical data on BP control were collected. Anxiety was assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). <i>Results:</i> The group that performed non-oriented self-measurement of BP, showed that they had higher frequencies of self-medication (57.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) and more unscheduled visits to the emergency room (68%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, a lower level of BP control (46.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) was associated with higher levels of anxiety (52.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) in the group that performed non-oriented self-measurements of BP. <i>Conclusion:</i> The practice of non-oriented self-assessment of BP was associated with negative factors such as high levels of anxiety and higher frequencies of self-medication and unscheduled emergency visits. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-80562238ac67439bb2562759534992d72023-09-03T03:05:01ZengMDPI AGMedicina1010-660X2021-01-0157757510.3390/medicina57010075Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and AnxietyGlessiane de Oliveira Almeida0Felipe J. Aidar1Dihogo Gama de Matos2Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto3Enaldo Vieira de Melo4José Augusto Soares Barreto Filho5Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos6Victor Batista Oliveira7Rebeca Rocha de Almeida8Suelen Maiara dos Santos9Larissa Monteiro Costa Pereira10Juliana Santos Barbosa11Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa12Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilGroup of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilGroup of Studies and Research of Performance, Sport, Health and Paralympic Sports (GEPEPS), Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilHealth Sciences Center, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte, Natal UFRN 59064-741, RN, BrazilDepartment of Medicine, UFS), Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilDepartment of Medicine, UFS), Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, BrazilPostgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Federal University of Sergipe, UFS, Sergipe 49100-000, Brazil<i>Background and Objective:</i> The routine practice of self-medication of blood pressure (BP) not oriented with pulse devices may not be precisely useful in the control of BP and can lead the patient to self-medicate in error. Thus, we need to evaluate the non-oriented self-assessment of BP in real-life circumstances in hypertensive patients. The objective of this study was to evaluate in hypertensive patients the association of BP self-measurement with its control, as well as the presence of anxiety disorders, the occurrence of unscheduled visits to the emergency room, and self-medication. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> An observational study was carried out with 1000 hypertensive volunteers (age: 61.0 ± 12.5). Using a questionnaire, sociodemographic and clinical data on BP control were collected. Anxiety was assessed by the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI). <i>Results:</i> The group that performed non-oriented self-measurement of BP, showed that they had higher frequencies of self-medication (57.9%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) and more unscheduled visits to the emergency room (68%, <i>p</i> < 0.05). In addition, a lower level of BP control (46.8%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) was associated with higher levels of anxiety (52.3%, <i>p</i> < 0.05) in the group that performed non-oriented self-measurements of BP. <i>Conclusion:</i> The practice of non-oriented self-assessment of BP was associated with negative factors such as high levels of anxiety and higher frequencies of self-medication and unscheduled emergency visits.https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/57/1/75systemic arterial hypertensionself-measurementself-medicationanxiety |
| spellingShingle | Glessiane de Oliveira Almeida Felipe J. Aidar Dihogo Gama de Matos Paulo Francisco de Almeida-Neto Enaldo Vieira de Melo José Augusto Soares Barreto Filho Marcos Antonio Almeida-Santos Victor Batista Oliveira Rebeca Rocha de Almeida Suelen Maiara dos Santos Larissa Monteiro Costa Pereira Juliana Santos Barbosa Antônio Carlos Sobral Sousa Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and Anxiety Medicina systemic arterial hypertension self-measurement self-medication anxiety |
| title | Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and Anxiety |
| title_full | Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and Anxiety |
| title_fullStr | Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and Anxiety |
| title_full_unstemmed | Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and Anxiety |
| title_short | Non-Targeted Self-Measurement of Blood Pressure: Association with Self-Medication, Unscheduled Emergency Visits and Anxiety |
| title_sort | non targeted self measurement of blood pressure association with self medication unscheduled emergency visits and anxiety |
| topic | systemic arterial hypertension self-measurement self-medication anxiety |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1010-660X/57/1/75 |
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