The role of family nurses in prevention of arterial hypertension

Hypertension is a serious public health problem both in Ukraine and all over
the world. It represents an important health problem due to an increased
prevalence, major impact on morbidity and mortality by cardiovascular disease.
According to the Center for Medical Statistics of The Ministry of Healthcare of
Ukraine, by 01.01.2011 there were 12122512 people suffering from arterial
hypertension, that was 32,2% of adult population of the country. According to the
research, in 2012 there were 13757000 pensioners and 80% of them suffered from
arterial hypertension. Nowadays arterial hypertension is quantitatively the most
important risk factor for premature cardiovascular disease both in Ukraine and all
over the world. Three-fourths of the population is suffering from cardiovascular
pathologies in Ukraine alone, and it causes death in 62,5% of cases; that is much
higher than in developed countries.