Скачать или смотреть Quality improvement project for managing elevated blood pressure- Video Abstract ID 137112

Video abstract of original research paper “Quality improvement project for managing elevated blood pressure in a primary care setting” published in the open access journal Integrated Blood Pressure Control by authors Thomas SM and Cassells HB.

Abstract: Elevated blood pressure (BP) and prehypertension increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases, a national health concern. This article presents a quality improvement project implemented within a primary care setting that aimed at lowering cardiovascular risk by improving the identification, treatment, and follow-up of patients with elevated BP. This project was designed
and implemented to address the identified deficiencies ontributing to poor identification and follow-up of patients with elevated BP. The intervention was multi-pronged and comprised a staff educational program, introduction of a new method for measuring BP using the BpTRU device, and patient educational intervention. A significant improvement in staff BP knowledge scores was achieved following the intervention (p less than 0.05). Patient participants also exhibited a significant improvement in post-intervention BP measurements (p less than 0.05). This project showed that the implementation of a quality improvement project in a primary care setting can lead to significant improvements in staff BP knowledge and patient BP readings. However, future research in this area is required to determine whether particular lifestyle changes are directly associated with the reduction in BP.

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