2012
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120832
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Home blood pressure monitoring with nurse-led telephone support among patients with hypertension and a history of stroke: a community-based randomized controlled trial

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“…23 Indeed, several other studies have also found minimal benefit if case management only involves monitoring of risk factors, patient counselling and feedback to patients and/or primary care physicians. 14,16,24,25 Limitations Our trial was too short and was underpowered to detect changes in clinical events.…”
Section: Secondary Outcomesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…23 Indeed, several other studies have also found minimal benefit if case management only involves monitoring of risk factors, patient counselling and feedback to patients and/or primary care physicians. 14,16,24,25 Limitations Our trial was too short and was underpowered to detect changes in clinical events.…”
Section: Secondary Outcomesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Active treatment of uncontrolled high blood pressure reduces the risk of recurrent stroke by more than a quarter [5]. The improvement of self-monitoring skills through patient education and nurse-led telephone support is an effective way to maintain a normal range of blood pressure and carry out healthy lifestyles such as physical exercise, low-sodium diet, regular blood pressure measurement, and medication adherence [3,6,7].…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…(1)(2) A HAS constitui relevante problema de saúde pública em razão das suas implicações econômicas e sociais, em virtude de seu caráter crônico e silencioso que dificulta a percepção dos sujeitos portadores do problema, gera aposentadorias precoces, longo período de internação, alto custo para tratamento, alterações na autoestima e autoconceito do indivíduo. (3)(4) As iniciativas de educação para saúde constituem-se em uma ferramenta que os profissionais de saúde, entre eles os enfermeiros, devem adotar com vistas ao atendimento integral do indivíduo portador de hipertensão arterial. Por meio da educação em saúde, pode se gerar oportunidades de reflexão sobre saúde, práticas de cuidados e mudanças de costumes, o que previne ou pelo menos retarda os agravos decorrentes desta patologia.…”
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