Impact of hypertension information on high blood pressure control between 1973 and 1978.
Why the study?
Did multifocal efforts to detect and treat high blood pressure improve hypertension awareness and control in the US between 1973 and 1978?
Population
Two non-overlapping populations from national household surveys in three communities in the United States
Comparison
Multifocal public health efforts and… vs Baseline status in 1973-74
Design
Cross-sectional
Follow-up
5 years
Authors
Discussion
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Implication
Supports coordinated screening programs; extends 1970s benchmarks but leaves open relevance to current populations.
Structured PICO
Did multifocal efforts to detect and treat high blood pressure improve hypertension awareness and control in the US between 1973 and 1978?
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Population
Two non-overlapping populations from national household surveys in three communities in the United States (1973-74 and 1977-78)
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Intervention
Multifocal public health efforts and hypertension programs to detect and treat high blood pressure
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Comparator
Baseline status in 1973-74 (prior to the 5-year period of efforts)
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Outcome
Change over the 5-year period in blood pressure distribution, degree of awareness, and level of treatmentsurrogate
Public health efforts in the 1970s to detect and treat hypertension led to substantial improvements in blood pressure awareness and control across all demographics.
Cite This Study
Apostolides et al. (1980) studied this question.