A Study to Assess the Knowledge and Prevalence of Dialysis Induced Hypertension

By knowing the level of knowledge of patients about risk factors of dialysis induced hypertension, we will be able to be aware that the patients reduce the risk factor affecting dialysis induced hypertension patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. So, the objective of the study were to assess the knowledge and prevalence of dialysis induced hypertension among patient’s undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. A qualitative research study was used. The participants was all the dialysis induced hypertensive patients undergoing maintenance haemodialysis, data collection was done using a questionnaires and checklist, 100 were completed the data. Data were analysed by descriptive and inferential statistics. And according to statistical analysis results, there was no significant relationship between the knowledge and risk factor of dialysis induced hypertension patients.

Background: Intradialytic hypertension is an increase in blood pressure during or immediately after hemodialysis which results in post-dialysis hypertension, is often largely ignored. Patients undergoing hemodialysis will possibly raise blood pressure, because the role of the kidneys in blood homoeostasis is impaired, risk factors like chronic volume overload and a range of other risk factors might also contribute to high blood pressure.

Objectives: The objectives of this study were as follows, 1. Assess the knowledge and prevalence of dialysis induced hypertension among patients undergoing haemodialysis.

Find out the association between risk factors and knowledge of dialysis induced hypertension among patients undergoing haemodialysis.

Results: The clinical significance of dialysis induced hypertension lies in the fact that each of these possible risk factors may contribute to the development of dialysis induced hypertension, out of 100 participants 4 (4%) were in the age group of 21 to 30 years, 16 (16%) were in the age group of 31 to 40 years, 36 (36%) were in the age of 41 to 50 years, 44 (44%) were in the age group of the year above. As regard Gender, 63 (63%) were male and 37 (37%) were females. As regards 92 (92%) were Married and 08(08%) were Unmarried. Regarding prevalence 50 (50%) had hypertension before and 50 (50%) had hypertension after the dialysis. Out of 100 patients, all 100 samples were had increased dry weight, 13 were had volume overload, 77 were had poor dietary salt restriction, 24 were had a family history of hypertension, nil have pulmonary oedema, 03 were had hyperthyroidism, 15 were had diabetes, 04 were had the cardio vascular disorder, 08 were had anaemia. Out of the 100 samples, 15% of the samples had poor, 85 % of the samples had average knowledge on dialysis induced hypertension. Thus, dry weight was present in the entire patient undergoing hemodialysis. Descriptive statistics were used to assess the mean, frequency and percentage, inferential statistics like the Chi-Square test was used to test for association.