Key result
Hypertension management at a student-run free clinic achieved blood pressure control rates comparable to the NHANES national average and significantly greater than those with no usual source of care.
Why the study?
Does management at a student-run free clinic improve hypertension control rates compared to national averages in hypertensive patients?
Observational (n=64)
No
Does management at a student-run free clinic improve hypertension control rates compared to national averages in hypertensive patients?
Student-run free clinics can achieve hypertension control rates comparable to national averages and better than those for patients without a usual source of care.
SRFC hypertension control matched national rates; leaves open whether student-run models advance equity in underserved groups.
PURPOSE: To characterize the quality of health care at student-run free clinics (SRFCs) by analyzing hypertension management and outcomes at the Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic (IUSOC). METHODS: A retrospective review of medical records was conducted for hypertensive patients managed at IUSOC over 15 months (N = 64). Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic's hypertension control rate was compared with National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data. RESULTS: Blood pressure control rates increased significantly over the study period. Indiana University Student Outreach Clinic's control rate did not differ significantly with the NHANES national average, but was significantly greater than the NHANES group with no usual source of care. Similarly, IUSOC patients without insurance or with unknown insurance status had greater control rates than an uninsured NHANES group, but did not differ significantly from an insured NHANES group. CONCLUSIONS: Despite unfavorable demographic characteristics, records for patients with hypertension who used IUSOC as a regular provider of primary care compared favorably with national data.
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Wahle et al. (2017) conducted an observational in Hypertension (n=64). Management at a student-run free clinic vs. NHANES national average was evaluated on Blood pressure control rate. Hypertension management at a student-run free clinic achieved blood pressure control rates comparable to the NHANES national average and significantly greater than those with no usual source of care.
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