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It was a prospective observational study conducted in the rural area of Salem. A community based observational study. Overall, Six in ten of the surveyed patients seem to have a convincing amount of control over Hypertension. Whereas, four in ten of the patients do not have control over their condition, even though more than fifty percent patients have completed their higher secondary education but they seem to lack behind with all the necessary awareness. Hypertension nowadays have become more common between people, it is highly recommended and important to provide patients awareness related how effective self-care practices can be, by the health care departments. This could lead to better control over Hypertension.
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5. Han HR, Lee H, Commodore-Mensah Y, Kim M. Development and validation of the hypertension self-care profile: a practical tool to measure hypertension self-care. J Cardiovasc Nurs. 2014 May;29(3):E11-20. doi: 10.1097/JCN.0b013e3182a3fd46, PMID 24088621.
6. Ruilope LM, Schmieder RE. Left ventricular hypertrophy and clinical outcomes in hypertensive patients. Am J Hypertens. 2008 May 1;21(5):500-8. doi: 10.1038/ajh.2008.16.
7. Chiazor IE, Oparah AC. Assessment of hypertension care in a Nigerian Hospital. Trop J Pharm Res. 2012;11(1):137-45. doi: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i1.18.
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