TY - JOUR
T1 - Indonesian Doctors Understanding on Hypertension and its Problems in Daily Practice
AU - Rohman, Mohammad Saifur
AU - Hersunarti, Nani
AU - Soenarta, Arieska Ann
AU - Suhardjono,
AU - Mayza, Adre
AU - Lukito, Antonia Anna
AU - Kosasih, Adrianus
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - Morbidity and mortality rate of hypertension related disease remain relatively high. However, no survey had been performed in Indonesia up to now regarding the knowledge of hypertension among practitioners, how they choose antihypertensive drugs, the problems and complications due to hypertension faced in daily practice. This study aimed to collect data regarding the knowledge and its application among annual scientific meeting of Indonesian Society of Hypertension (InaSH) participants about hypertension, hypertension management and its problems. This study performed by collecting and analyzing quistionnaires during annual scientific meeting of InaSH 2007 to 2009. The data presented as percentage of the lowest and the highest values. Result of survey analysis concluded that there was a significant increases in participant interest during the first three years of InaSH, with the number of general practioner as large as specialist. The scientific meeting was the major source of information for respondents. As many as 74.5% of respondents measure blood pressure properly. The knowledge about hypertension therapy is quite well, as more than 50% of respondents have addressed all question correctly. The most common target organ damage observed was brain, heart and kidney, whereas the most common cause of uncontrolled blood pressure was irregular medication.
AB - Morbidity and mortality rate of hypertension related disease remain relatively high. However, no survey had been performed in Indonesia up to now regarding the knowledge of hypertension among practitioners, how they choose antihypertensive drugs, the problems and complications due to hypertension faced in daily practice. This study aimed to collect data regarding the knowledge and its application among annual scientific meeting of Indonesian Society of Hypertension (InaSH) participants about hypertension, hypertension management and its problems. This study performed by collecting and analyzing quistionnaires during annual scientific meeting of InaSH 2007 to 2009. The data presented as percentage of the lowest and the highest values. Result of survey analysis concluded that there was a significant increases in participant interest during the first three years of InaSH, with the number of general practioner as large as specialist. The scientific meeting was the major source of information for respondents. As many as 74.5% of respondents measure blood pressure properly. The knowledge about hypertension therapy is quite well, as more than 50% of respondents have addressed all question correctly. The most common target organ damage observed was brain, heart and kidney, whereas the most common cause of uncontrolled blood pressure was irregular medication.
UR - http://indonesia.digitaljournals.org/index.php/idnmed/article/view/204
M3 - Article
SN - 2654-3796
JO - Journal of the Indonesian Medical Association : Majalah Kedokteran Indonesia
JF - Journal of the Indonesian Medical Association : Majalah Kedokteran Indonesia
ER -