TY - JOUR
T1 - Health Education for Hypertensive Patients
AU - Levine, David M.
AU - Green, Lawrence W.
AU - Deeds, Sigrid G.
AU - Chwalow, Judith
AU - Russell, R. Patterson
AU - Finlay, Jack
PY - 1979/4/20
Y1 - 1979/4/20
N2 - Three educational interventions for the control of essential hypertension in ambulatory patients were based on analyses of the educational needs of patients and providers. The educational program increased reported compliance with medication, improved the proportion of patients losing weight, and improved appointment keeping. Most important, there was a favorable effect on blood pressure (BP) control. The proportion of patients with BP under control in the group assigned to all three interventions increased by 28% (from 38% to 66%), while the proportion in the control group receiving standard medical therapy with no educational interventions remained unchanged at 42%. (JAMA 241:1700-1703, 1979).
AB - Three educational interventions for the control of essential hypertension in ambulatory patients were based on analyses of the educational needs of patients and providers. The educational program increased reported compliance with medication, improved the proportion of patients losing weight, and improved appointment keeping. Most important, there was a favorable effect on blood pressure (BP) control. The proportion of patients with BP under control in the group assigned to all three interventions increased by 28% (from 38% to 66%), while the proportion in the control group receiving standard medical therapy with no educational interventions remained unchanged at 42%. (JAMA 241:1700-1703, 1979).
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U2 - 10.1001/jama.1979.03290420026019
DO - 10.1001/jama.1979.03290420026019
M3 - Article
C2 - 430732
AN - SCOPUS:84944654554
SN - 0098-7484
VL - 241
SP - 1700
EP - 1703
JO - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
JF - JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association
IS - 16
ER -