Menzies Institute for Medical Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, TAS, Australia.
Hypertension Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
J Hum Hypertens. 2024 Jan;38(1):70-74. doi: 10.1038/s41371-022-00723-8. Epub 2022 Aug 10.
Blood pressure(BP) management interventions have been shown to be more effective when accompanied by appropriate patient education. As high BP remains poorly controlled, there may be gaps in patient knowledge and education. Therefore, this study aimed to identify specific content and delivery preferences for information to support BP management among Australian adults from the general public. Given that BP management is predominantly undertaken by general practitioners(GPs), information preferences to support BP management were also ascertained from a small sample of Australian GPs. An online survey of adults was conducted to identify areas of concern for BP management to inform content preferences and preferred format for information delivery. A separate online survey was also delivered to GPs to determine preferred information sources to support BP management. Participants were recruited via social media. General public participants (n = 465) were mostly female (68%), >60 years (57%) and 49% were taking BP-lowering medications. The management of BP without medications, and role of lifestyle in BP management were of concern among 30% and 26% of adults respectively. Most adults (73%) preferred to access BP management information from their GP. 57% of GPs (total n = 23) preferred information for supporting BP management to be delivered via one-page summaries. This study identified that Australian adults would prefer more information about the management of BP without medications and via lifestyle delivered by their GP. This could be achieved by providing GPs with one-page summaries on relevant topics to support patient education and ultimately improve BP management.
血压（BP）管理干预措施在伴有适当的患者教育时效果更好。由于高血压的控制仍然不佳，患者的知识和教育可能存在差距。因此，本研究旨在从普通公众中确定支持澳大利亚成年人血压管理的具体内容和传递偏好。鉴于血压管理主要由全科医生（GP）进行，因此也从小样本的澳大利亚 GP 中确定了支持血压管理的信息偏好。对成年人进行了在线调查，以确定血压管理的关注领域，为内容偏好和信息传递首选格式提供信息。还向 GP 提供了单独的在线调查，以确定支持血压管理的首选信息来源。参与者通过社交媒体招募。普通公众参与者（n=465）主要是女性（68%），年龄超过 60 岁（57%），49%正在服用降压药物。分别有 30%和 26%的成年人对不服用药物的血压管理以及生活方式在血压管理中的作用表示关注。大多数成年人（73%）更喜欢从他们的 GP 处获取血压管理信息。57%的 GP（总计 n=23）更喜欢通过一页摘要来提供支持血压管理的信息。本研究确定，澳大利亚成年人更希望了解有关不服用药物和通过生活方式管理血压的更多信息，希望由他们的 GP 提供这些信息。这可以通过向 GP 提供有关相关主题的一页摘要来实现，以支持患者教育，最终改善血压管理。
