Abstract: In this review we discuss the role of family doctors in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults. We emphasize the diagnostic methods and management strategies as lifestyle changes, drugs and self-management. This descriptive review summarizes current efficiency on primary care setting in prevention, diagnosis and treatment of hypertension in adults, treatment outcome, several studies of concerning management of hypertension in primary care were identified through electronic searches of Medline, Cinhahl, Embase, Psychlit, until JANUARY 2018. Family doctors and their groups have an essential duty to play in the identification and management of hypertension. The prevention and management of hypertension are major public health difficulties. If the increase in BP with age could be prevented or diminished, much of hypertension-related cardiovascular, renal disease and stroke may be avoided. Numerous aspects could account for FPs' absence of adherence to exercise guidelines for hypertension, consisting of understanding deficits, overestimation of compliance with standards, disagreement with standards, or reluctance making therapeutic modifications. Lifestyle changes, as weight loss and diet changes, physical activity are one of the most crucial management strategies.
Keywords: family doctors, diagnosis, hypertension.
Title: Roles of Family Doctors in Managing Hypertension
Author: Dr. Haneen Ahmed Bukhari, Dr. Tahani Ahmed Bukhari, Dr. Marwah Hassan Turkistani, Dr. Halah Abdullah Alotibi, Dr. Amal Saleh Alsofyany, Dr. Rabeah Ahmed Alsofyani, Dr. Norah Mohammed Alamri
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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