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Preparing your E-Poster
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E-Poster Submission Deadline
Please prepare and upload your E-Poster no later than March 14, 2026 11.59PM CET. After this date, you will no longer be able to prepare and upload your E-poster and it will not be displayed and accessible on the congress website.
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Hypertension is a chronic medical condition where the force of blood against the artery walls is consistently too high. It's a persistent state that requires medical management. Different cases that may temporarily increase the blood pressure, for instance, the white coat effect (WCE), which is a phenomenon where a patient's blood pressure is elevated when measured in a clinical setting (like a doctor's office) but is normal in other settings (like at home). It is a transient reaction to the anxiety or stress of being in a medical environment. Objective: The study aimed to determine if learning in a medical environment makes the results of blood pressure measurements similar through the three measurements, which might permit a single blood pressure measurement, saving time, and to determine the relation between the following demographic variables: BMI, CVD, smoking, and hypertension.
An observational, cross-sectional study was conducted at Lattakia University Hospital, involving 425 participants (128 medical staff, 143 medical students, and 154 patient companions) aged ≥18 years. Blood pressure was measured at three time points (T1, T2, T3). One-way ANOVA with Bonferroni post-hoc tests and repeated measures ANOVA were employed to analyze between-group and within-group differences, respectively. Chi-square tests assessed associations between categorical variables and elevated blood pressure at T2.
Patient companions were older and had higher BMI, hypertension prevalence, CVD history, and smoking rates compared to medical staff and students. Mean blood pressure differed significantly among groups at all time points, with patient companions exhibiting the highest values, followed by medical staff and students. No statistically significant within-group changes were observed over time (p>0.6). Hypertension was significantly associated with CVD history and BMI, but not with smoking status.
The study suggests that familiarity with the medical environment may cancel the white coat effect in medical staff, students, and patient companions, potentially allowing for a single blood pressure measurement in the periodic occupational medical visits. Further research is needed to confirm these findings in non-medical employees who work in a medical environment.
