Continuous opportunistic and systematic screening for hypertension with computer help: analysis of non-responders.
For two years an office computer was used to identify patients to prompt for opportunistic screening and call for systematic screening. After the two years 92% of patients on the list had had blood pressure readings recorded within the previous five years, of which 34% resulted from special prompts and 22% from screening letters. Those who failed to respond to letters were sent questionnaires, and their records were compared with those of screened patients. With the help of a microcomputer it is practicable to sustain a continuous screening rate of between 90% and 95%.
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D008838:Microcomputers; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D012923:Social Class