Kleinstein R N, Maxwell L, Wayne J B, Charles E D
J Am Optom Assoc. 1982 May;53(5):379-81.
Systemic hypertension is a major health problem in the United States. Almost 16 million people with this disease are estimated to be untreated or inadequately treated. Optometry graduates of the University of Alabama in Birmingham School of Optometry have always received clinical and didactic training in the routine assessment of blood pressure. This study reports the results of a survey of these graduates to determine the number who screened for high blood pressure following graduation, their criteria for referral, their management of hypertensive patients, and their patient characteristics. Over 90% of the optometrists surveyed screened for high blood pressure, and they screened 57% of their patients. Twenty percent of these patients were found to have high blood pressure. These results indicate that optometrists are an important and significant resource in the detection of hypertension in many high risk groups.
系统性高血压是美国的一个主要健康问题。据估计，近1600万患有这种疾病的人未得到治疗或治疗不充分。阿拉巴马大学伯明翰视光学院的视光专业毕业生一直接受血压常规评估方面的临床和理论培训。本研究报告了对这些毕业生的一项调查结果，以确定毕业后筛查高血压的人数、他们的转诊标准、对高血压患者的管理以及他们的患者特征。超过90%接受调查的验光师进行了高血压筛查，他们对57%的患者进行了筛查。这些患者中有20%被发现患有高血压。这些结果表明，验光师是许多高危人群中检测高血压的重要且关键的资源。
