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January 12, 1986Acta Medica Scandinavica

The Skaraborg Hypertension Project

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Why the study?

Does a nurse-based care program improve patient satisfaction and feasibility compared to conventional care in patients with hypertension?

Population

3240 patients aged 40-69 years with hypertension in the County of Skaraborg

Comparison

Nurse-based care program for hypertension at… vs Conventional care in the control area

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

5 years

Authors

LRLennart RåstamLund UniversityGBGöran BerglundGeneral / Preventive / LipidsSISven‐Olof IsacssonLund University

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Implication

Nurse-based hypertension clinics merit randomized trials for outcomes; should not yet change practice based on observational preference data.

Structured PICO

Does a nurse-based care program improve patient satisfaction and feasibility compared to conventional care in patients with hypertension?

P
Population
3240 patients aged 40-69 years with hypertension in the County of Skaraborg
I
Intervention
Nurse-based care program for hypertension at special outpatient clinics
C
Comparator
Conventional care in the control area (the other half of the county)
O
Outcome
Patient opinion about care, opinion about nurses as main deliverers, continuity of care, and needs for informationpatient reported

Cite This Study

Råstam et al. (1986) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a20a5973ff902933291da8ahttps://doi.org/10.1111/j.0954-6820.1986.tb03308.x

Topics

Hypertension managementWomen and heart disease
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