Schmeiser-Rieder A, Kunze U
Institute of Social Medicine, Medical School, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
Eur Heart J. 2000 Mar;21(5):414-20. doi: 10.1053/euhj.1999.1912.
To evaluate public awareness following a nationwide educational campaign on hypertension.
In 1978 the Austrian Heart Foundation conducted a nationwide educational campaign to increase the awareness of the population regarding the importance of recognizing and treating high blood pressure. Following this campaign, five opinion polls of random and representative samples were conducted to measure the awareness and knowledge of the population relating to issues of high blood pressure. The poll results indicated that during the period immediately following the awareness campaign, knowledge and perception of the dangers of high blood pressure increased. However, this effect dissipated during subsequent years. In 1978, 14% of the population were reported to be hypertensive and 10% had no relevant information about their blood pressure status. In 1998, those who labelled themselves as hypertensive dropped to 12%, while those who did not know their blood pressure values, increased to 14%. The percentage of the population who recalled having their blood pressure measured during the last 3 months dropped from 49% in 1978, to 34% in 1993, and remained at 34% in 1998.
We conclude that the intensive blood pressure education campaign had only a temporary effect on improving blood pressure awareness. Improved strategies are needed to achieve better community control of hypertension.
评估在全国范围内开展高血压教育活动后公众的知晓情况。
1978年，奥地利心脏基金会开展了一项全国性的教育活动，以提高民众对认识和治疗高血压重要性的认识。在这项活动之后，进行了五次随机且具有代表性样本的民意调查，以衡量民众对高血压问题的知晓情况和知识水平。调查结果表明，在宣传活动刚结束后的那段时间里，民众对高血压危害的认识和认知有所提高。然而，这种效果在随后几年逐渐消失。1978年，据报告14%的人口患有高血压，10%的人对自己的血压状况没有相关信息。1998年，自称患有高血压的人降至12%，而不知道自己血压值的人增加到14%。回忆在过去3个月内测量过血压的人口比例从1978年的49%降至1993年的34%，并在1998年保持在34%。
我们得出结论，强化血压教育活动对提高血压知晓率仅有暂时的效果。需要改进策略以实现对高血压更好地社区控制。
