Table 2.
Health education for hypertension and demand for hypertension training by general practitioners in community healthcare centers
| Questions and responses | n (%) |
|---|---|
|
Health Education for Hypertension | |
| 1. Do you think that changing unhealthy lifestyle helps control blood pressure? | |
| Yes |
146 (99.3) |
| No |
0 (0.0) |
| Missing |
1 (0.7) |
| 2. Do you intend to practice health education for patients with hypertension during your regular clinic work? | |
| Yes |
147 (100.0) |
| No |
0 (0.0) |
| 3. What is the difficulty in practicing health education to patients with hypertension? (multi-choice) | |
| Lack of related educational knowledge |
38 (25.9) |
| Poor compliance of patients |
114 (77.6) |
| Lack of technique of behavioral medicine |
27 (18.4) |
| Lack of medical consultation time |
72 (49.0) |
| Other |
3 (2.0) |
| 4. Do you think that health education will change the lifestyle of patients with hypertension? | |
| Yes, determinatively |
27 (18.4) |
| Yes, to some extent |
119 (81.0) |
| No |
0 (0.0) |
| Missing |
1 (0.7) |
| 5. How much time did you spend on practicing health education to patients with hypertension in terms of time for medical consultation? | |
| 3/4 or more |
5 (3.4) |
| 1/2 |
31 (21.1) |
| 1/3 |
46 (31.3) |
| 1/4 |
59 (40.1) |
| Less or none |
6 (4.1) |
|
Demands for hypertension education and training | |
| 6. Did you ever attend any training course on hypertension prevention? | |
| Yes |
136 (92.5) |
| No |
6 (4.1) |
| Missing |
5 (3.4) |
| 7. Would you like to attend training courses on hypertension prevention regularly? | |
| Yes |
129 (87.8) |
| No |
13 (8.8) |
| Missing |
5 (3.4) |
| 8. What is the most appropriate frequency of related training course? † | |
| Weekly |
2 (1.6) |
| Bi-weekly |
9 (7.0) |
| Monthly |
47 (36.4) |
| Every 2 ~ 3 months |
69 (53.5) |
| Don’t need training course |
2 (1.6) |
| 9. What topics should be covered in the related training course? (multi-choice) | |
| Diagnosis and evaluation of hypertension |
82 (55.8) |
| Medical treatment of hypertension |
121 (82.3) |
| Education for hypertensive patients (including non-medication treatment) |
97 (66.0) |
| Management of hypertensive patients in community |
84 (57.1) |
| Two-way referral of hypertensive patients |
55 (37.4) |
| Treatment for patients with complication/comorbidity |
80 (54.4) |
| Other |
6 (4.1) |
| 10. What kind of format(s) should be used in the related training course? (multi-choice) | |
| Expert lectures |
118 (80.3) |
| On-site guidance |
45 (30.6) |
| Case study |
91 (61.9) |
| Community workshop |
68 (46.3) |
| Others | 1 (0.7) |
† Among those want to attend training course regularly (n = 129).