Rate of blood pressure control and its determinants among adult hypertensive patients at Jimma University Medical Center, Ethiopia: Prospective cohort study.
Bekalu Kebede SimegnLegese ChelkebaBekalu Dessie AlamirewPublished in: SAGE open medicine (2021)
The rate of blood pressure control among hypertensive patients was suboptimal. Age, clinicians' non-adherence to international guidelines, and patients' non-adherence to medications were independent predictors of blood pressure control. Physicians and clinical pharmacists should adhere to guidelines for better treatment and care of hypertensive patients.
Keyphrases
- hypertensive patients
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- heart rate
- palliative care
- healthcare
- newly diagnosed
- clinical practice
- primary care
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- prognostic factors
- adipose tissue
- metabolic syndrome
- insulin resistance
- skeletal muscle
- patient reported
- general practice
- weight loss