The Effects of Customized Home Visiting Health Service in Gangwon-do: Focused on Hypertension and DM Clients.
- Author:
Soon Ok YANG
1
;
Soo Yeon AHN
;
Eun Shil YIM
;
Myung Soon KWON
Author Information
1. Nursing Research Center, Division of Nursing, Hallym University, Korea. kwon1314@hallym.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Case Management;
Hypertension;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Home Care Services
- MeSH:
Blood Glucose;
Blood Pressure;
Case Management;
Chronic Disease;
Diabetes Mellitus;
Fasting;
Gangwon-do;
Health Services*;
Home Care Services;
House Calls*;
Hypertension*;
Nursing Services;
Public Health;
Self Care
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2008;19(1):88-100
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
PURPOSE: This study was to present the effects of home visiting health service on hypertension and DM clients. METHOD: The one-group pretest-posttest design was applied to 127 hypertension and 116 DM clients. To evaluate the effects of visiting nursing service, biological indexes and self-care abilities were measured from April to July, 2007. RESULT: Biological indexes and self-care abilities were improved in the hypertension and DM clients who received visiting nursing service. Especially, blood pressure and fasting blood sugar showed a dramatic decrease. CONCLUSION: Home visiting health service by public health centers is considered to be an effective nursing service in Gangwon-do. Therefore, case management is demanded not only for hypertension and DM but also for other chronic diseases.
