BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT KNOWLEDGE AMONG FINAL YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AN INTERVENTIONAL PRE-POST ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT

Objective: The objective of the current study was to assess the education intervention impact on their knowledge regarding blood pressure measurement and diagnosis.

Method: An interventional study was conducted among medical students at Xi’an Jiaotong University, health science centre, Shaanxi, China. The study participant was final year’s medical student who completed the compulsory internship. A self-developed and validated questionnaire was used in the current study. An educational intervention was conducted by one author (MK) who had good hands-on blood pressure measurement. The data was analyzed using SPSS v25.

Result: A total of 94 students were participated in the study. Overall knowledge regarding hypertension diagnosis was significantly improved in post intervention group. The participant knowledge was significant increased regarding preparation of patient before taking of blood pressure (p > 0.001) and impact of cuff size on blood pressure reading in (p > 0.001) post intervention compared to pre-intervention. In addition, participants significantly more knowledgeable regarding impact of nervousness and cold on false diagnosis of blood pressure (p > 0.001) and time of subsequent measurement of blood pressure in post intervention group (p > 0.001).

Conclusion: The medical education intervention regarding blood pressure measurement and diagnosis significantly improved the medical student knowledge.

Keywords: Medical education, intervention, blood pressure measurement, medical students