Key result
A community-based primary care program for hypertension and diabetes improved patient disease recognition, health behaviors, and clinical variables, though specific quantitative data were not reported.
Why the study?
This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of a community-based primary care program focused on hypertension and diabetes in Korea.
Does a community-based primary care program improve disease recognition, health behaviors, and clinical variables in patients with hypertension and diabetes?
Observational
Does a community-based primary care program improve disease recognition, health behaviors, and clinical variables in patients with hypertension and diabetes?
A community-based primary care program in Korea significantly improved disease recognition, health behaviors, and clinical parameters in patients with hypertension and diabetes.
May support community-based programs in primary care; leaves open need for randomized trials to confirm benefits.
Background: This study was conducted to examine the effectiveness of a community-based primary care program focused on hypertension and diabetes in Korea. Methods: We selected patients and doctors who participated in the community-based primary care program as study subjects from Aug 2015 to Jan 2016. Patients and physicians completed a survey, and medical records were reviewed to obtain information regarding clinical variables. Change in the baseline recognition of diseases, motivation for changing health behavior, medical services utilization, doctor-patient relationship were assessed after participation in the program. Results: Both patients and physicians indicated there was improvement in recognition of disease, motivation for changing health behavior, medical services utilization, and doctor-patient relationship (All of recognition scores were above the median point). Patient health behavior such as exercise, smoking, drinking and diet and clinical variables (blood pressure and blood glucose and cholesterol level) also showed significant improvement. Conclusion: The community-based primary care program was found to be helpful in improving hypertension and diabetes patients' overall outcomes and their healthcare providers' behavior.
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Kim et al. (2022) conducted an observational in Hypertension and diabetes. Community-based primary care program was evaluated on Change in baseline recognition of diseases, motivation for changing health behavior, medical services utilization, and doctor-patient relationship. A community-based primary care program for hypertension and diabetes improved patient disease recognition, health behaviors, and clinical variables, though specific quantitative data were not reported.
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