Clinical & Experimental Cardiology
Open Access
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2155-9880
+44 1300 500008
Cynthia Kallas Bachur, Sarah da Silva Candido and Jose Alexandre Bachur
University of Ribeir�£o Preto, Brazil
Posters & Accepted Abstracts: J Clin Exp Cardiolog
Statement of the Problem: The indirect measurement of blood pressure (BP) is part of the physical examination of extreme importance to the knowledge of health students and is routinely performed in clinical practice. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of an educational intervention on the theoretical knowledge of the indirect measurement of BP in health students. Methodology & Theoretical Orientation: This is a descriptive, observational study carried out in regular students of the Physiotherapy and Medicine course of a private university in 2016, which evaluated the theoretical knowledge about the BP measurement procedure through a questionnaire (27 questions) following the recommendations of the current scientific papers. The Wilcoxon test was used for paired samples. Findings: 30 students from Physiotherapy and 30 from Medicine, from the 8th graduation period, with a mean age of 21.50 + 2.20 years participated. All students, from both courses, in the theoretical evaluation presented a significant difference (p <0.001) in the questionnaire score when compared to pre and post educational intervention. Conclusion & Significance: Based on the results of the present study, it can be observed that the educational intervention applied from a workshop was effective and should be implemented periodically at the undergraduate level, considering that this may influence the improvement of the development of skills and abilities in the procedure of the indirect measurement of BP in clinical practice.