Publications by authors named "Patrick Hannebery"
Background: Community-based health check kiosks provide opportunities to improve the detection and long-term monitoring of hypertension. We describe the sociodemographic and cardiovascular characteristics of first-time and repeat users of these kiosks.
Method: This was an observational study.
Article Synopsis
- Efforts to manage the COVID-19 pandemic affected public health measures and resource allocation in Australia, prompting an analysis of blood pressure (BP), hypertension, and BMI trends.
- Data from over 1.6 million health screenings revealed an increase in average systolic BP from 2018 to 2021, with significant rises noted in comparisons of pre- and post-COVID years.
- The findings indicate that hypertension prevalence rose by about 25% during 2020-2021, highlighting a need to evaluate the long-term health effects of pandemic measures on cardiovascular risks.