Low Subjective Cardiovascular Disease Risk Perceptions among Hypertensive Patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Daniel Mengistu BekeleDejuma Yadeta GoshuAlemayehu Worku YalewMelinda K HigginsRebecca A Gary

Published in: Integrated blood pressure control (2022)

Hypertensive patients had inaccurate and low subjective risk perceptions of CVD events compared to moderate objective risks identified using the nl-FRS. Planned education on HTN and CVD risk factors is essential to improve patients' CVD risk perception to reduce adverse CVD events.

Keyphrases

hypertensive patients
blood pressure
cardiovascular disease
healthcare
risk factors
end stage renal disease
primary care
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
type diabetes
emergency department
prognostic factors
coronary artery disease
quality improvement
cardiovascular events