Analysis on the application status of antihypertensive drug among community elderly patients with hypertension in Gaomi city / 中华健康管理学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyse the application status of antihyportensive drug among community elderly patients with hypertension in Gaomi city. Methods Based on the investigation data of antihypertensive application in communities, various manifestations and the causes of antihypertensive application in community elderly patients are summarized, and the improvement proposals are put forward. Results A total of 1487 elderly patients with hypertension were investigated, 332 of them were untreated, among 1155 patients who received drug therapy the irrational drug use ratio was 77.4%. The main factors that caused the rational use of antihypertensive drug include patients paid little attention to hypertension , they usually had little knowledge of this disease, and they lacked of professional guidance, as well as other factors such as economic factors, adverse drug reactions, et al. Conclusions There are many problems consist in community hypertension drug therapy, and it is necessary to strengthen the work of community hypertension control.