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Does a health belief model intervention improve follow-up appointment compliance in hypertensive patients visiting an emergency department?
Does a health belief model intervention improve follow-up appointment compliance in hypertensive patients visiting an emergency department?
A health belief model intervention significantly improves follow-up appointment compliance among hypertensive patients discharged from the emergency department.
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Supports HBM interventions to boost follow-up compliance in hypertensive ED patients; extends behavioral intervention evidence to acute care.
Seventy-two hypertensive patients visiting an emergency department (ED) were randomized to one of four study groups to test the effect on compliance of a health belief model (HBM) intervention: a control group, a group receiving an HBM clinical intervention in the ED, a group receiving an HBM telephone call two days after the ED visit, and a combination clinical plus telephone intervention. Patients receiving any HBM intervention were 50% more likely to make, and 47% more likely to keep, a follow-up referral appointment than control group patients.
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