JAMA · 1979 · 214 citations · 5 references
MedicineHealth EducationMedical EducationEducational PlanningHealth LiteracyPreventive CardiologyBlood Pressure ControlBlood Pressure ManagementBlood Pressure RegulationHypertension ControlHypertension ManagementPatient EducationAmbulatory Blood Pressure ControlBlood PressureBlood Pressure Self-managementControl Group DesignEducational Needs AnalysisHypertension Risk ReductionHypertension Self-managementMatched Control Group
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%.
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IMPROVEMENT OF MEDICATION COMPLIANCE IN UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION
R. Brian Haynes, EdwardS. Gibson, BrendaC. Hackett et al. · The Lancet · 1976 · 521 citations
Improved Outcomes in Hypertension After Physician Tutorials
Thomas S. Inui · Annals of Internal Medicine · 1976 · 396 citations