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YAŞLILARDA HİPERTANSİYON KONTROLÜNDE EV ZİYARETLERİNİN ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE, BURSA'DAN BİR ÇALIŞMA

THE EFFECT OF HOUSE VISITS ON HYPERTENSION CONTROL IN THE ELDERLY: A STUDY FROM BURSA, TURKEY

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22–29
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2022-11-05
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Follow-up cards of elderly patients were analysed.People who were visited regularly every six months and who had four blood pressure measurements (1063 women and 713 men) were included.Results: The prevalence of women with normal blood pressure (normal, prehypertension orcontrolled) was 34.5% at the first visit and it increased to 46.4% at the fourth visit (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of house visits on hypertension control in the elderly.
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Key Findings & Data:Nurses and midwives visit people over 65 years of ageevery six months, which is a new practice in Turkey.
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Conclusion & Impact:Follow-up cards of elderly patients were analysed.People who were visited regularly every six months and who had four blood pressure measurements (1063 women and 713 men) were included.Results: The prevalence of women with normal blood pressure (normal, prehypertension orcontrolled) was 34.5% at the first visit and it increased to 46.4% at the fourth visit (p
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Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of house visits on hypertension control in the elderly. Materials and Method: In Bursa, the Nilüfer Public Health Training and Research Area conducts a follow-up program for the elderly. Nurses and midwives visit people over 65 years of ageevery six months, which is a new practice in Turkey. During these visits, they measure blood pressure and ask questions about their patients' health conditions. If the patients' blood pressure ishigh then they are referred to a physician. In that case, the patients are also re-visited by the nurse or midwife the following month to check whether they consulted a physician and to observethe current condition of the patients' health. Follow-up cards of elderly patients were analysed.People who were visited regularly every six months and who had four blood pressure measurements (1063 women and 713 men) were included.Results: The prevalence of women with normal blood pressure (normal, prehypertension orcontrolled) was 34.5% at the first visit and it increased to 46.4% at the fourth visit (p

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Giriş: Bu çalışmanın amacı yaşlılardaki hipertansiyonun kontrolünde ev ziyaretlerinin etkisinideğerlendirmektir.Gereç ve Yöntem: Bursa'da, Nilüfer Halk Sağlığı Eğitim ve Araştırma Bölgesi'nde yaşlılar içinbir izlem programı yürütülmektedir. Türkiye için yeni olan bu uygulamada, hemşire ve ebeler, 65yaş ve üzerindeki kişileri altı ayda bir ziyaret etmektedir. Bu ziyaretler sırasında, onlar yaşlı kişilerin kan basınçlarını ölçmekte ve sağlık durumları ile ilgili sorular sormaktadır. Hastanın kan basıncı yüksek ise doktora yönlendirilmektedir. Uygulamada, doktora gidip gitmediklerini kontrol etmek ve son sağlık durumlarını gözlemlemek amacıyla hastalar takip eden ay içinde ebe-hemşiretarafından tekrar ziyaret edilmektedir. Bu çalışmada yaşlı takip kartları incelenmiştir. Altı ayda birdüzenli takip edilen ve dört kan basıncı ölçüm sonucu var olan kişiler (1063 kadın ve 713 erkek)çalışmaya alınmıştır. Bulgular: İlk ziyarette kan basıncı değerleri normal olan (normal, prehipertansiyon ya da kontrol altında) kadınların oranı %34,5 iken bu değer dördüncü ziyarette %46,4'e çıkmıştır (p

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TÜRKKAN, A., PALA, K., GERÇEK, H. (2022). YAŞLILARDA HİPERTANSİYON KONTROLÜNDE EV ZİYARETLERİNİN ETKİSİ: TÜRKİYE, BURSA'DAN BİR ÇALIŞMA. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 18 - Sayı: 1, 22–29. https://ajindex.com/articles/623817

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