[Evaluation on the case management program of hypertension in Zhongguancun community, Beijing].
OBJECTIVE
To explore a suitable model regarding community-based case management of hypertension in the urban areas.


METHODS
Based on the guidelines set by the Chinese Hypertension League (CHL), the goal of case management of hypertension was set as: to maintain blood pressure at the normal range. Family doctors were guided to take care of case management. Hypertension patients who had been contracted to the family doctors were followed by a team of family doctors for half a year.


RESULTS
After the 6-month intervention, the rate of hypertension under control had increased from 50.44% to 69.84% (P < 0.0001) while the means of systolic blood pressure decreased by 3.72 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure decreased by 2.67 mm Hg (P < 0.0001) respectively. The means of SBP decreased by 8.59 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure decreased by 5.26 mm Hg in patients whose baseline blood pressure were not under control. The rates of smoking, higher salt intake and no physical exercise had significantly decreased (P < 0.05). The mean number of hospital visits in the six-month follow-up period was 7.69 +/- 2.37. The "rate of control" among those who had followed schedule was higher than that of those who were not on schedule (P < 0.0001). The rate among those who had followed the schedule tended to have increased with aging and the level of education (P < 0.001).


CONCLUSIONS
The community-based case management program on hypertension played an important and effective role in the control of hypertension in urban areas. Patients received great benefit when following the guidance from their doctors.
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Yan-yu
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Department of Health Development, Capital Institute of Pediatrics, Beijing 100020, China.
Li
Zi-gui
ZG
Wang
Li-hong
LH
Xiao
Feng
F
Liu
Ying
Y
Wu
Yang-feng
YF
Wang
Zeng-wu
ZW
Xie
Xiao-hua
XH
Fan
Zhao-Yang
ZY
Sun
Jin-fang
JF
Wang
Guan-bao
GB
Chen
Bo-wen
BW
D000368:Aged; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014504:Urban Health