Key result
Eye clinic screening identifies elevated BP, prompting ~68% of followed-up patients to consult primary care.
Why the study?
Does screening and referral for hypertension and smoking in an eye clinic improve linkage to primary care and smoking cessation programs in adult patients?
Observational
Does screening and referral for hypertension and smoking in an eye clinic improve linkage to primary care and smoking cessation programs in adult patients?
Eye clinics can serve as an effective point of care for identifying and referring patients with uncontrolled hypertension and smoking.
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Eye clinic BP screening may link patients to primary care; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Varadaraj et al. (2018) conducted an observational in Glaucoma / Eye clinic patients. Screening and referral for hypertension and smoking was evaluated on Referral outcome within 10 weeks from screening. Screening in an eye clinic identified elevated blood pressure in 29.5% and smoking in 6.6% of patients, with 67.9% of followed-up hypertensive patients subsequently consulting primary care.
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