September 1, 2004Disease Management

Narrowing the Gap in Hypertension: Effectiveness of a Complex Antihypertensive Program in the Elderly

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Why the study?

Does a complex antihypertensive intervention program improve blood pressure control in elderly hypertensive patients?

Population

500 elderly hypertensive patients

Comparison

Complex Antihypertensive Intervention Program in… vs Usual care

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

12 months

Authors

SFSilvana FigarHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires GWGabriel WaismanHospital Italiano de Buenos Aires FQFernán González Bernaldo de QuirósInstituto Tecnológico y de Energías Renovables

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Implication

May support multidisciplinary BP programs in elderly hypertension; leaves open confirmation by randomized trials.

Structured PICO

Does a complex antihypertensive intervention program improve blood pressure control in elderly hypertensive patients?

Population

500 elderly hypertensive patients

Intervention

Complex Antihypertensive Intervention Program in the Elderly (CAPE) including organizational change, a dedicated blood pressure measurement office, educational sessions, verbal and printed advice, and electronic medical record reminders, delivered by primary care physicians

Comparator

Usual care

Outcome

Differences in systolic blood pressure level and percentage of well-controlled (<140/90 mm Hg) patients at 12 months of follow-upsurrogate

A complex, multidisciplinary intervention program significantly improves systolic blood pressure reduction and control rates in elderly hypertensive patients compared to usual care.

Cite This Study

Figar et al. (2004) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a79787002ab7a73dd025ef4 https://doi.org/10.1089/dis.2004.7.235

Topics

Hypertension management

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Narrowing the Gap in Hypertension: Effectiveness of a Complex Antihypertensive Program in the Elderly

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Narrowing the Gap in Hypertension: Effectiveness of a Complex Antihypertensive Program in the Elderly

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Cite This Study

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