Key result
The Keep on Track volunteer-run community blood pressure monitoring program was associated with an average 3.9-mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure among multiple-visit participants (P=0.04).
Why the study?
Does a volunteer-run, community-based BP-monitoring program reduce systolic blood pressure in community-dwelling older adults?
Population
244 community-dwelling older adults enrolled in six senior centers in low- to middle-income neighborhoods in…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
6 months
Authors
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May support community BP programs in older adults; hypothesis-generating and requires larger trials before practice change.
Observational (n=244)
Yes
Does a volunteer-run, community-based BP-monitoring program reduce systolic blood pressure in community-dwelling older adults?
Mean Difference: -3.9 (95% CI -7.6–-0.1)
p-value: p=.04
A volunteer-run, community-based blood pressure monitoring program in senior centers significantly reduced systolic blood pressure in older adults.
Truncali et al. (2010) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=244). Keep on Track (KOT) volunteer-run BP-monitoring program was evaluated on Change in systolic blood pressure between the first and last program visit (MD -3.9, 95% CI -7.6 to -0.1, p=.04). The Keep on Track volunteer-run community blood pressure monitoring program was associated with an average 3.9-mmHg reduction in systolic blood pressure among multiple-visit participants (P=0.04).
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