Key result
A multidisciplinary group education program for hypertension significantly reduced mean systolic blood pressure from 149 mm Hg at baseline to 131 mm Hg at 12 months post-completion.
Why the study?
Hypertension remains a health crisis, with multiple approaches attempting to define best practices for management.
Does a multidisciplinary group education program improve blood pressure control in adults with hypertension?
Observational (n=231)
Yes
Does a multidisciplinary group education program improve blood pressure control in adults with hypertension?
Absolute Event Rate: 131% vs 149%
p-value: p=<.01
A multidisciplinary group education program for hypertension significantly improved blood pressure control and health confidence, with benefits sustained up to 12 months.
May support group education for hypertension; hypothesis-generating without randomized confirmation.
Hypertension continues to be a health crisis, with multiple approaches attempting to define best practices for management. The objective of our hypertension group education program is to improve patient health outcomes through engaging a multidisciplinary health professional team. A 6-hour group curriculum was created with a focus on nutrition, lifestyle, and medication approaches to hypertension management, while incorporating personally identified behavior change goals and barriers. Outcomes were tracked pre-program, at program completion, and 6 and 12 months post-program completion. Program participants demonstrated immediate and sustained improvements in blood pressure readings and attainment of personal behavior change goals. Group hypertension education classes are an effective way to care for patients. Additional healthcare resources should be dedicated to creating and evaluating educational delivery models that are sustainable and provide results over time, including financial implications to the health system.
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Meredith et al. (2020) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=231). Multidisciplinary group education program vs. Pre-program baseline was evaluated on Systolic blood pressure at 12 months post-completion (p=<.01). A multidisciplinary group education program for hypertension significantly reduced mean systolic blood pressure from 149 mm Hg at baseline to 131 mm Hg at 12 months post-completion.
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