title: Screening for hypertension by volunteers in a middle-class community.
abstract: Screening for hypertension in citizens 30-69 years of age by trained volunteers was initiated by the community of a middle-class town in Holland. At the same time counselling on cardiovascular risk factors was offered to the public. The campaign ran smoothly and at low cost, resulting in 4% hypertensives detected. The population appeared to be well-informed about cardiovascular risk factors in general, but were ignorant of prevailing personal risk factors. Review of results after one and two years shows that a considerable number of identified patients are lost to follow-up in primary health care. It is concluded that an integrated approach for anticipatory care is required for both screening and patient management by primary health care teams.
authors: Department of Medicine, Free University Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors: R F
authors: RF
authors: Westerman
authors: H J
authors: HJ
authors: Tesselaar
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Donker
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014838:Volunteers