The status of treatment management among hypertensive outpatients at the Medical Center of Ninh Giang district, Hai Duong in 2022

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted on 418 hypertensive outpatients being managed at the Medical Center of Ninh Giang District, Hai Duong from January 2022 to September 2022 to describe the status of blood pressure control in patients. Data were collected by face-to-face interview with pre-designed questionnaires, blood pressure measurement and anthropometric measurements. The study results showed that the proportion of underweight, overweight-obese patients was 14.8% and 33.3%, respectively; the proportion of patients with an increased waist/hip ratio index was 68.4%. The proportion of patients who did not follow the recommended diet and physical activity was 52.9% and 29.9%, respectively; 56.0% of patients had moderate adherence to treatment and 24.4% had low compliance according to the Morisky scale. The proportion of patients who did not reach the target blood pressure was 44.7%. Outpatient management clinics need to advise patients at each follow-up visit to improve the effectiveness of treatment management for patients.