title: [Knowledge level of hypertensive patients about hypertension. Relationship between knowledge level and hypertension control].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the knowledge of the hypertensive patients about their hypertension and their relation to its control.
  
  
  METHODS
  Cross-sectional study among 400 hypertensive patients, all over 18 years, selected from 50 primary-care centres, who responded to an hypertension-related survey. Included variables were survey items, age, gender, educational level, professional occupation, blood pressure data and antihypertensive treatment. The obtained differences were analyzed using the chi-square test, Kruskal-Wallis, Wilcoxon, Anova and Bonferroni methods.
  
  
  RESULTS
  There were 323 valid surveys. 52.9% of respondents were women, the average age: 65.4 years (SD: 11.2), 54.8% of them had primary education. 39.6% were aware of the objectives of systolic BP control. Only 19.6% having knowledge of those for diastolic BP control, with no differences between controlled and uncontrolled (systolic BP: 39% vs 38.1%, P=.887; diastolic BP: 19.2% vs 21%, P=.721). Over 70% knew about lifestyle changes, without significant differences between controlled and uncontrolled respondents. 82% of controlled respondents, and 79% of those uncontrolled, recognized the chronical nature of the treatment (P=.548), but 15.1% of the controlled respondents and 12.4% of uncontrolled respondents did not see the relation between the treatment and hypertension control (P=.525). 31.1% believed to be well-controlled, but in fact was not.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our patients doesn't know blood pressure targets of control. There isn't relationship between this knowledge and control of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: CAP Gòtic, ICS, Barcelona, España. Electronic address: alexpben2010@comb.cat.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benítez Camps
authors.affiliation: CS Isla de Oza, Madrid, España.
authors.forename: M Isabel
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Egocheaga Cabello
authors.affiliation: CAP Gòtic, ICS, Barcelona, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalfó Baqué
authors.affiliation: CS de Kueto, Sestao, Bizkaia, España.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bajo García
authors.affiliation: CS Castilla-Hermida, Santander, España.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Vara González
authors.affiliation: CS Algemesí, Alzira, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sanchis Doménech
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Gestión Clínica (UGC) Fuensanta, Distrito Sanitario Córdoba y Guadalquivir, Córdoba, España.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martín Rioboo
authors.affiliation: CS El Valle, Jaén, España.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ureña Fernández
authors.affiliation: SAP Sárdoma, Vigo, Pontevedra, España.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Domínguez Sardiña
authors.affiliation: CS Salvador Pau, Valencia, España.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bonet Pla
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001794:Blood Pressure; D001795:Blood Pressure Determination; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents
keywords: Arterial hypertension; Control level; Grado de conocimiento; Grado de control; Hipertension arterial; Knowledge level