The therapeutic effect of the community treatment and management of hypertension in elderly patients
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2013.05.008
- VernacularTitle:老年高血压患者社区治疗和管理的效果观察
- Author:
Yu ZHAO
;
Lili YANG
;
Yinghui LV
;
Xiaoxin KANG
;
Chunfeng LI
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Hypertension;
Community health services
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2013;(5):490-492
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the feasibility of community treatment and management mode in elderly patients with hypertension.Methods A total of 286 elderly patients with hypertension were treated with community therapy and management for 6 months.The improvements in life style and hypertension control were observed before and after the community treatment and management.Results There were significant differences in systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure in the elderly patients before and after the treatment and management [(158.4± 11.3) mm Hg vs.(131.3±5.9) mm Hg,(99.6±8.9) mm Hg vs.(81.5±5.6) mm Hg,respectively,both P＜0.05].Compared with pretreatment,the blood pressure control rate,the awareness rate of diagnostic criteria and the drug compliance were significantly increased after the treatment and management [38.5％ (110/286) vs.96.9％ (277/286),66.4％ (190/286) vs.100％ (286/286),49％ (140/286)vs.91.3％ (261/286),x2 =98.87,115.36,122.13,respectively,all P＜0.01].Conclusions The community treatment and management can increase the blood pressure control rate and improve the quality of life in elderly patients with hypertension.It is a feasible method to comprehensively prevent and control hypertension.
