Identifying hypertension using the Ohio Blood Pressure History Survey.
Mil Med
; 166(3): 233-6, 2001 Mar.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11263026
ABSTRACT
Although medical survey studies often rely on self-reported symptoms to establish the presence or absence of clinical conditions in respondents, recent findings suggest that surveys that assess a broad range of symptoms may have limited sensitivity in detecting specific clinical conditions such as hypertension. The present study evaluated the accuracy of a blood pressure history survey mailed to 800 men and women who had received treatment at a military medical facility in the previous year. Compared with their medical records, patient reports of a previous diagnosis of hypertension exhibited an overall accuracy of 94.2%. This high level of overall accuracy was associated with equally high proportions of correct identifications of high blood pressure histories (sensitivity = 95.4%) and normal blood pressure histories (specificity = 92.4%). Our findings indicate that the Ohio Blood Pressure History Survey is a highly accurate measure of hypertension history among active and retired military personnel.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Population Surveillance
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Health Surveys
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Hypertension
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Military Personnel
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Country/Region as subject:
America do norte
Language:
En
Journal:
Mil Med
Year:
2001
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States