Key result
Attendance in a hypertension clinic for one year significantly increased overall blood pressure control rates from 18% to 52% (P <.001).
Why the study?
Does attendance in a hypertension clinic improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients?
Observational
Does attendance in a hypertension clinic improve blood pressure control in hypertensive patients?
Absolute Event Rate: 52% vs 18%
p-value: p=<.001
Attendance at a specialized hypertension clinic significantly improves blood pressure reduction and control rates at one year.
May support hypertension clinic referral; leaves open causality and generalizability pending RCTs.
BACKGROUND: One effort to improve hypertension care in the United States is the development of the "Hypertension Specialist" program with appropriate training and certification of individual physicians. METHODS: We examined the impact of a hypertension clinic on blood pressure (BP) levels and control. RESULTS: By one year, BP declined 18/9 mm Hg, (P =.001) and BP control rates increased from 26% to 55% (P <.001) for systolic BP, from 47% to 82% (P <.001) for diastolic BP and from 18% to 52% (P <.001) for both. Age and systolic BP were significantly higher in uncontrolled patients. CONCLUSIONS: Attendance in a hypertension clinic significantly impacts BP control.
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Namita Bansal (2003) conducted an observational in Hypertension. Hypertension clinic attendance vs. Baseline (pre-clinic attendance) was evaluated on Blood pressure control for both systolic and diastolic BP (p=<.001). Attendance in a hypertension clinic for one year significantly increased overall blood pressure control rates from 18% to 52% (P <.001).
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