Campbell N R, Petrella Robert, Kaczorowski Janusz
Departments of Medicine, Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Libin Cardiovascular Institute, University of Alberta, 3330 Hospital Drive Northwest, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Can J Cardiol. 2006 May 15;22(7):599-603. doi: 10.1016/s0828-282x(06)70282-3.
High blood pressure is one of the leading risk factors for death. Nevertheless, there is a lack of awareness of hypertension as a risk factor, as well as significant misconceptions about hypertension in the Canadian population. Furthermore, according to the Canadian Heart Health Surveys (1985 to 1992), 42% of hypertensive adult Canadians are unaware of their hypertensive status. A collaboration between Blood Pressure Canada, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, the Canadian Hypertension Society and the Canadian Hypertension Education Program has been formed to improve public and patient awareness and knowledge of hypertension. The effort will involve the translation of Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations for the prevention and management of hypertension to a public level with a broad and evolving dissemination strategy; the training of health professionals to speak to the public and patients on hypertension, coupled with opportunities to speak in forums organized in their local communities; and, media releases and information on hypertension in association with World Hypertension Day and the release of the annually updated public recommendations. Based on higher rates of awareness of hypertension in countries with sustained public education programs on hypertension, it is anticipated that this evolving program will result in improvement in the rates of awareness, treatment and control of hypertension and, ultimately, in lower cardiovascular disease rates in Canada. Public health programs that could reduce the prevalence of hypertension will be integrated into key public recommendations. The program outcomes will be monitored using Statistics Canada national surveys and by specific surveys examining hypertension knowledge in the Canadian population.
高血压是主要的死亡风险因素之一。然而，加拿大民众对高血压作为一种风险因素缺乏认识，对高血压也存在重大误解。此外，根据加拿大心脏健康调查（1985年至1992年），42%的成年高血压加拿大人不知道自己患有高血压。加拿大血压协会、加拿大心脏与中风基金会、加拿大高血压协会和加拿大高血压教育项目已展开合作，以提高公众和患者对高血压的认识及相关知识。这项工作将包括把加拿大高血压教育项目关于高血压预防和管理的建议转化为面向公众的内容，并采用广泛且不断发展的传播策略；培训卫生专业人员向公众和患者讲解高血压知识，同时提供在当地社区组织的论坛上发言的机会；以及发布与世界高血压日相关的高血压媒体报道和信息，公布年度更新的公众建议。基于在开展持续高血压公共教育项目的国家中高血压知晓率较高的情况，预计这个不断发展的项目将提高高血压的知晓率、治疗率和控制率，并最终降低加拿大的心血管疾病发病率。能够降低高血压患病率的公共卫生项目将被纳入关键的公众建议中。项目成果将通过加拿大统计局的全国性调查以及针对加拿大民众高血压知识的专项调查进行监测。
