Blood pressure screening in an Australian osteopathy student-led clinic
| Autor: | Jane Mulcahy, Brett Vaughan, Natalie Kourtis, Donna Davies, Sophie Neophitou, Nicholas Cannon |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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030222 orthopedics
medicine.medical_specialty Rehabilitation Cardiovascular History business.industry medicine.medical_treatment Public health Disease Osteopathic medicine in the United States 03 medical and health sciences Orthopedics 0302 clinical medicine Blood pressure Complementary and alternative medicine Osteopathy Family medicine medicine 1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Risk factor business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine. 28:62-66 |
| ISSN: | 1746-0689 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.11.006 |
| Popis: | Objectives Approximately 25% of the Australian population are hypertensive, contributing 5% to the total burden of disease in Australia. The measurement of blood pressure (BP) and management of hypertension is relatively straightforward, and is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Given the prevalence of hypertension in the community, osteopaths are in a position to be able to measure BP and do so in routine practice. The present study sought to identify the frequency of blood pressure measurement of patients attending a student-led osteopathy clinic. Method New patients attending the Victoria University (VU) Osteopathy Clinic between March and June 2016 completed a demographic and health information questionnaire prior to their initial consultation. During the initial consultation students are asked to measure the patients BP and record this in the clinical history, this is a routine part of their standard osteopathy consultation. Results BP measurements were available for 31.2% (n = 129) of new patients attending the VU Osteopathy Clinic, 68.8% of new patients did not have BP measurements recorded. Of those patients whose blood pressure was recorded, approximately 25% were classified as hypertensive. Age, gender and cardiovascular history did not appear to influence whether BP was recorded. Conclusions Nearly 70% of patients did not have their BP recorded. Future research should evaluate the reasons for student osteopaths not measuring and/or recording new patients BP, and whether these reasons are modifiable. Changes in the curricula and training of clinical educators may be required to increase the clinical practice of measuring BP in student-led clinics. |
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