Hypertension also called as arterial hypertension or high blood pressure is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. Blood pressure is described by two measurements, systolic and diastolic, Generally the systoloic/diastolic reading should be below 140/90, if it is above this reading, then it is called hypertension. Nurse help is needed to educate the patient regarding the symptoms, causes, precautions, medication etc. Nurses generally form a groups, co-ordinate among themselves and help the community by educating a whole community.
Health-related quality of life is a frequently assessed patient-reported outcome in the current literature on patients living with atrial fibrillation. Originally, quality of life is an abstract, complex concept, and there is no consensus on a final definition of it. Considering overall quality of life to be assessable using a standardized tool may lead to the loss of valuable knowledge about the patientsââ¬â¢ individual lived experiences. Quality of life is seen reduced into assessable parameters like health status. This might lead to the loss of valuable insight into the patientsââ¬â¢ subjective perception of their lives. To avoid this reduction in future
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