May Measurement Month 2017: an analysis of blood pressure screening in Spain-Europe.
Author(s)
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
May Measurement Month 2017 is a global initiative aimed at raising awareness of high blood pressure (BP) and to act as a temporary solution to the lack of screening programs worldwide, in which Spain participated actively. The primary objective was to raise awareness and increase control of BP in Spain. An opportunistic cross-sectional survey of volunteers aged ≥18 was set up in May 2017. Following the design of the International Society of Hypertension, data were collected from the 17 autonomous communities in which Spain is divided, mainly in community pharmacies, primary care centres and some hypertension (HT) units, and cardiovascular departments in hospitals. No additional training of volunteers was necessary. A total of 3849 individuals were screened. After multiple imputation, our data showed that 1923 (50.0%) had HT. In those not receiving antihypertensive medication, 17.5% were hypertensives, in individuals receiving antihypertensive medication, 33.9% had uncontrolled BP. May Measurement Month 2017 was the largest BP screening campaign undertaken in Spain. In total, 17.5% of people with HT did not receive medication. One-third of hypertensive participants receiving treatment did not have their BP controlled. These results confirm that an opportunistic screening can identify a significant number of subjects with and untreated and inadequately treated BP.
Date Issued
2019-04-01
Date Acceptance
2019-02-15
Citation
European Heart Journal Supplements, 2019, 21 (Suppl D), pp.D107-D110
ISSN
1520-765X
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Start Page
D107
End Page
D110
Journal / Book Title
European Heart Journal Supplements
Volume
21
Issue
Suppl D
Copyright Statement
Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. © The Author(s) 2019.
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This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. For commercial re-use, please contact journals.permissions@oup.com
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31043894
PII: suz070
Subjects
Cardiovascular System & Hematology
1102 Cardiorespiratory Medicine and Haematology
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
England
Date Publish Online
2019-04-24