Group education program for hypertension control
| Autor: | Ashley H. Meredith, Emily Dawkins, Amy Carter, Andrew N. Schmelz |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Endocrinology
Diabetes and Metabolism Best practice Blood Pressure 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Nursing Short Reports Multidisciplinary approach Health care Internal Medicine Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Curriculum Health Education Life Style business.industry Behavior change Group education Blood pressure Hypertension Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Patient education |
| Zdroj: | J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich) |
| Popis: | Hypertension continues to be a health crisis, with multiple approaches attempting to define best practices for management. The objective of our hypertension group education program is to improve patient health outcomes through engaging a multidisciplinary health professional team. A 6-hour group curriculum was created with a focus on nutrition, lifestyle, and medication approaches to hypertension management, while incorporating personally identified behavior change goals and barriers. Outcomes were tracked pre-program, at program completion, and 6 and 12 months post-program completion. Program participants demonstrated immediate and sustained improvements in blood pressure readings and attainment of personal behavior change goals. Group hypertension education classes are an effective way to care for patients. Additional healthcare resources should be dedicated to creating and evaluating educational delivery models that are sustainable and provide results over time, including financial implications to the health system. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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