LEVEL OF AWARENESS ABOUT HYPERTENSION AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH HYPERTENSION AMONG NURSES IN DHQ HOSPITAL SAHIWAL

Abstract

Introduction: Hypertension is a term used to describe high blood pressure. Flow of blood is based on the beat of which the heart pumps blood. Cardiac pressure does not remain at the same level all the time. This will vary depending on the specific point in time. Hypertension occurs the main arteries of abnormal pressure due to the long duration. Objective: The main objectives of this study were to identify the level of awareness among nurses and the factors associated with hypertension. Study Design: Descriptive comparative research design was used in this research. Setting: This research was conducted in DHQ hospital Sahiwal. Method: A questionnaire was designed to be filled by the nurses working in the hospital. The gathered data was processed and analyzed by SPSS to examine their results and to view. Result: The sample size of this research was 131 respondents' nurses working in hospital to identify the level of hypertension and factors associated with hypertension. There are different factors like overload, duty shifting, family issues, organizational barriers which caused hypertension.