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THE ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD PRESSURE LEVEL WITH SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FEATURES AND CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE PATIENTS STUDIED AT SERVICES HOSPITAL, LAHORE

Dr Abdul Wahab Haider, Dr. Bisma Sajid, Dr. Lubna Mushtaq

Objective: By using Giger and Davidhizar transcultural assessment model what is the effect of personal space in blood pressure Method: This study was carried out at Services Hospital, Lahore from February to August 2017 while hospitalizing all women in the OB/GYN clinic. This experiment was performed by two nurses (male and female). The question was rise that why there are sub-dimensions of the Giger and Davidhizar transcultural assessment model. Result: We included a total of 115 women with a mean age of (26.50 ± 4.86) years. The family type included 81 nuclear families (70.4%) and 43 primary qualified women (37.4%). No significant difference was found in male and female students (p>0.05). The difference was found in systolic blood pressure between male and female students (p<0.05). Conclusion: systolic blood pressure was an increase in female and compare to male nurses. The increase was correlated with ethnicity and income level. Keywords: Blood Pressure, Transcultural Nursing and Personal Space.

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