Poor blood pressure control and its associated factors among older people with hypertension: A cross-sectional study in six public primary care clinics in Malaysia

Poor blood pressure control and its associated factors among older people with hypertension: A cross-sectional study in six public primary care clinics in Malaysia

Hypertension is highly prevalent in the older people. Chronic disease care is a major burden in the public primary care clinics in Malaysia. Good blood pressure (BP) control is needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to determine the status o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Cheong Ai Theng, Shariff-Ghazali Sazlina, Tong Seng Fah, Abdul Samad Azah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Family Physicians of Malaysia 2015-07-01
Series:Malaysian Family Physician
Subjects:
Blood pressure
older people
hypertension
primary care
Malaysia
Online Access:http://e-mfp.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/original-article-2.pdf
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Summary:Hypertension is highly prevalent in the older people. Chronic disease care is a major burden in the public primary care clinics in Malaysia. Good blood pressure (BP) control is needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality of cardiovascular disease (CVD). This study aimed to determine the status of BP control and its associated factors among older people with hypertension in public primary care clinics.
ISSN:1985-2274

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