Table 2.
Association of knowledge of German Guidelines and counseling behavior, follow up care and knowledge of future health risks
| |
Knowledge of existing guidelines |
Total |
Fisher- t -test p-Value |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | Yes | ||||
| Counseling on self-blood pressure-measurement |
No |
47 (41.6%) |
20 (21.3%) |
67 (32.4%) |
0.003 |
| |
Yes |
66 (58.4%) |
74 (78.7%) |
140 (67.7%) |
|
| |
Total |
113 |
94 |
207 |
|
| Routine counseling for cardiovascular risk reduction on patients >50 years |
No |
40 (36.0%) |
18 (19.8%) |
58 (28.7%) |
0.013 |
| |
Yes |
71 (64.0%) |
73 (80.2%) |
144 (71.3%) |
|
| |
Total |
111 |
91 |
202 |
|
| Evaluation of family history of preeclampsia |
No |
42 (37.2%) |
15 (16.0%) |
57 (27.5%) |
0.001 |
| |
Yes |
71 (62.8%) |
79 (84.0%) |
150 (72.5%) |
|
| |
Total |
113 |
94 |
207 |
|
| Counseling about the meaning and importance of preeclampsia and long term effects |
No |
27 (23.9%) |
8 (8.5%) |
35 (16.9%) |
0.005 |
| |
Yes |
86 (76.1%) |
86 (91.5%) |
172 (83.1%) |
|
| |
Total |
113 |
94 |
207 |
|
| Regularly blood pressure-measurement 3 month after delivery |
No |
40 (35.1%) |
10 (10.8%) |
50 (24.2%) |
<0.01 |
| |
Yes |
74 (64.9%) |
83 (89.2%) |
157 (75.8%) |
|
| |
Total |
114 |
93 |
207 |
|
| Evaluation of kidney function 3 month after delivery |
No |
74 (64.9%) |
38 (40.9%) |
112 (54.1%) |
0.001 |
| |
Yes |
40 (35.1%) |
55 (59.1%) |
95 (45.9%) |
|
| |
Total |
114 |
93 |
207 |
|
| Counseling on the elevated risk of future cardiovascular disease |
No |
54 (47.8%) |
18 (19.1%) |
72 (34.8%) |
<0.01 |
| |
Yes |
59 (52.2%) |
76 (80.9%) |
135 (65.2%) |
|
| |
Total |
113 |
94 |
207 |
|
| Knowledge of the elevated risk of hypertension after preeclampsia |
No |
23 (20.2%) |
5 (5.3%) |
28 (13.5%) |
0.002 |
| |
Yes |
91 (79.8%) |
89 (94.7%) |
180 (86.5%) |
|
| |
Total |
114 |
94 |
208 |
|
| Knowledge of the elevated risk of stroke after preeclampsia |
No |
35 (30.7%) |
10 (10.6%) |
45 (21.6%) |
0.001 |
| |
Yes |
79 (69.3%) |
84 (89.4%) |
163 (78.4%) |
|
| |
Total |
114 |
94 |
208 |
|
| Knowledge of shorter life expectancy |
No |
32 (28.8%) |
17 (18.9%) |
49 (24.4%) |
0.14 |
| |
Yes |
79 (71.2%) |
73 (81.1%) |
152 (75.6%) |
|
| Total | 111 | 90 | 201 | ||