Arun, R R (2016) Association between body mass index and hypertension in a view to prepare information booklet on prevention of complications among hypertensive patients. Masters thesis, Annammal College of Nursing, Kuzhithurai.
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Abstract
Hypertension has become a systemic disease with more incidence and prevalence rate among the modern generation. Dietary and lifestyle changes can lower blood pressure and decrease the risk of health complications, although treatment with medication is still often necessary in people for whom lifestyle changes are not enough or not effective. The treatment of moderately high arterial blood pressure with medications is associated with an improved life expectancy. Hypertension is the most important preventable risk factor for premature death worldwide. It increases the risk of ischemic heart disease, stroke, peripheral vascular disease, and other cardiovascular disease, including heart failure, aortic aneurysm, diffuse atherosclerosis, chronic kidney disease, and pulmonary embolism. Hypertension is also a risk factor for cognitive impairment and dementia. Other complications include hypertensive retinopathy and hypertensive nephropathy Dietary and lifestyle changes can improve blood pressure control and decrease the risk of health complications, although drug treatment is still often necessary in people for whom lifestyle changes are not enough or not effective. A number of important contributory factors for hypertension have been identified, including overweight/obesity, excessive dietary sodium intake, low physical activity, smoking, and high alcohol intake. Previous studies have shown that being overweight or obese is associated with a higher risk for hypertension. Hypertension, a condition developed as a result of high blood pressure and is strongly correlated with Body Mass Index. Obesity was noted to be a single best predictor of hypertension incidence, and was regarded as a major controllable contributor to hypertension. Overweight and obesity is conveniently determined from Body Mass Index. STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM An explorative study to find out the association between Body Mass Index and hypertension in a view to prepare information booklet on prevention of complications among hypertensive patients in Annammal hospital at Kanyakumari district THE OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY To find out the association between Body Mass Index and Hypertension among hypertensive patients. To find out the association between selected socio demographic variables, clinical variables and Hypertension among hypertensive patients. To prepare an information booklet on prevention of early and late complications of hypertension. CONCLUSION The study revealed that there is association between age, sex, occupational status and marital status with hypertension whereas, no association was found for educational level,residing place, family income and type of family with Hypertension. On analyzing data, we can deduce that 42% of the sample were overweight 52% were of normal weight and 6 % were underweight .There is significant association between Systolic blood pressure and Body Mass Index. There is significant association between Diastolic blood pressure and Body Mass Index. Hence the researcher concluded that the is an association between Body Mass Index and Hypertension.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Body Mass Index; Hypertension; Prevention of Complications; Hypertensive Patients |
| Subjects: | NURSING > Medical Surgical Nursing |
| Depositing User: | Ramakrishnan J |
| Date Deposited: | 07 Sep 2017 09:05 |
| Last Modified: | 07 Sep 2017 09:09 |
| URI: | http://repository-tnmgrmu.ac.in/id/eprint/3045 |
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