Effect Of Crossed Leg On Blood Pressure Reading Among Hypertensive Patient In Selected Hospital Haridwar District, Uttarakhand

Background of the study; Hypertension is increasing health problem in the most developing countries. It is also called as silent killer because it has not got warning signs. It is also called as high or increased blood pressure which is one of the global public health challenge. Hypertension is a chronic medical condition in which the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated. The aim of the study was to assess the effect of cross leg on blood pressure reading Methodology : Pre experimental research design was used to achieve the aim of the study Setting: The study was conducted in Government District Hospital, Haridwar Uttarakhand. Sample: Purposive sampling technique was used to select the 60 hypertensive subject were include in the study. Data collection instruments used were used Sphygmomanometer, Stethoscope and Stop watch to collect the data. Results: Majority of the age group 28.3% patients belonged to 41-50 years and 51.7% patients was male. Most of the subjects are married 98.3%. 65% patients was Hindu; The majority of 53.3% patients were living in rural area. 76.7% patients were literate and 51.7% patients were working. 95% patients had previous information. The 95% patients were taking any antihypertensive drug daily. The study findings revealed that Crossed leg method had greater mean blood pressure than sitting position method while checking in morning and evening in hypertensive patients. Conclusion : The study concludes that both systolic and diastolic blood pressure rises when legs are crossed at knees. Recommendation : On the basis of the findings of the study, it is recommended that standard teaching text books should specify the position in which blood pressure needs to be taken. A special mention must be made on the position of the legs while measuring blood pressure. A similar study may be conducted on a larger population for generalization of findings.