Why the study?
Does standardized community-based management improve blood pressure control in hypertension patients aged ≥35 years in urban and rural China?
Population
5,120 hypertension patients aged ≥35 years diagnosed in community health centers or higher level hospitals…
Comparison
Standardized community-based management of… vs No standardized management
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Standardized management was associated with better urban BP control but not rural; leaves open rural-specific barriers and prospective trials.
Does standardized community-based management improve blood pressure control in hypertension patients aged ≥35 years in urban and rural China?
Standardized community-based hypertension management improves blood pressure control in urban but not rural areas of China, highlighting a disparity in service quality.
Zeng et al. (2016) studied this question.
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