Blood pressure screening in an Australian osteopathy student-led clinic

Vaughan, B; Cannon, N; Davies, D; Kourtis, N; Neophitou, S; Mulcahy, J

Blood pressure screening in an Australian osteopathy student-led clinic

Vaughan, B

Cannon, N Davies, D Kourtis, N Neophitou, S Mulcahy, J

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018, 28, pp. 62-66
Issue Date:: 2018-06-01

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dc.contributor.author	Vaughan, B https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8623-4558
dc.contributor.author	Cannon, N
dc.contributor.author	Davies, D
dc.contributor.author	Kourtis, N
dc.contributor.author	Neophitou, S
dc.contributor.author	Mulcahy, J
dc.date.accessioned	2022-09-13T22:14:43Z
dc.date.available	2022-09-13T22:14:43Z
dc.date.issued	2018-06-01
dc.identifier.citation	International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2018, 28, pp. 62-66
dc.identifier.issn	1746-0689
dc.identifier.issn	1878-0164
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/161794
dc.description.abstract	Objectives: Approximately 25% of the Australian population are hypertensive, contributing 5% to the total burden of disease in Australia. The measurement of blood pressure (BP) and management of hypertension is relatively straightforward, and is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Given the prevalence of hypertension in the community, osteopaths are in a position to be able to measure BP and do so in routine practice. The present study sought to identify the frequency of blood pressure measurement of patients attending a student-led osteopathy clinic. Method: New patients attending the Victoria University (VU) Osteopathy Clinic between March and June 2016 completed a demographic and health information questionnaire prior to their initial consultation. During the initial consultation students are asked to measure the patients BP and record this in the clinical history, this is a routine part of their standard osteopathy consultation. Results: BP measurements were available for 31.2% (n = 129) of new patients attending the VU Osteopathy Clinic, 68.8% of new patients did not have BP measurements recorded. Of those patients whose blood pressure was recorded, approximately 25% were classified as hypertensive. Age, gender and cardiovascular history did not appear to influence whether BP was recorded. Conclusions: Nearly 70% of patients did not have their BP recorded. Future research should evaluate the reasons for student osteopaths not measuring and/or recording new patients BP, and whether these reasons are modifiable. Changes in the curricula and training of clinical educators may be required to increase the clinical practice of measuring BP in student-led clinics.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	ELSEVIER SCI LTD
dc.relation.ispartof	International Journal of Osteopathic Medicine
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.ijosm.2017.11.006
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subject	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
dc.subject.classification	Orthopedics
dc.title	Blood pressure screening in an Australian osteopathy student-led clinic
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	28
utslib.for	1104 Complementary and Alternative Medicine
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Public Health
utslib.copyright.status	closed_access	*
dc.date.updated	2022-09-13T22:14:42Z
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	28

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Objectives: Approximately 25% of the Australian population are hypertensive, contributing 5% to the total burden of disease in Australia. The measurement of blood pressure (BP) and management of hypertension is relatively straightforward, and is a modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Given the prevalence of hypertension in the community, osteopaths are in a position to be able to measure BP and do so in routine practice. The present study sought to identify the frequency of blood pressure measurement of patients attending a student-led osteopathy clinic. Method: New patients attending the Victoria University (VU) Osteopathy Clinic between March and June 2016 completed a demographic and health information questionnaire prior to their initial consultation. During the initial consultation students are asked to measure the patients BP and record this in the clinical history, this is a routine part of their standard osteopathy consultation. Results: BP measurements were available for 31.2% (n = 129) of new patients attending the VU Osteopathy Clinic, 68.8% of new patients did not have BP measurements recorded. Of those patients whose blood pressure was recorded, approximately 25% were classified as hypertensive. Age, gender and cardiovascular history did not appear to influence whether BP was recorded. Conclusions: Nearly 70% of patients did not have their BP recorded. Future research should evaluate the reasons for student osteopaths not measuring and/or recording new patients BP, and whether these reasons are modifiable. Changes in the curricula and training of clinical educators may be required to increase the clinical practice of measuring BP in student-led clinics.

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