Lucky Daniel, Turner Barbara, Hall Melissa, Lefaver Scott, de Werk Art
College of Nursing, Health and Human Services, Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana, USA.
J Community Health Nurs. 2011 Jul;28(3):119-29. doi: 10.1080/07370016.2011.588589.
To evaluate the effectiveness of blood pressure [BP] screenings through community-based health fairs. Effectiveness was measured by those with high BP readings who either made an appointment with or actually followed up with their primary care provider [PCP] in person following post-screening referral.
Anonymized data were provided for 958 individuals who obtained BP screening through a three-day health fair provided by the Ceres Police Department Nurse Program.
Of 958 screened, 170 (17.8%) were identified with high BP readings and provided with PCP referral. Data were analyzed on 124 individuals with high BP recordings. Of the 124 PCP referrals, 116 (93%) either made an appointment with or followed up in person with their PCP following BP screening. Of the 98 who visited with their PCP, 29 (30%) were either placed on BP medication, had their current BP medication dose increased, or were changed to another BP medication by their PCP.
Hypertension remains a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. Nurse-operated health fairs, crafted to identify those with high BP readings, are promising as a simple and effective means in motivating individuals to seek follow-up care.
评估通过社区健康博览会进行血压筛查的效果。效果通过筛查后被转介的血压读数高的人来衡量，这些人要么预约了初级保健医生（PCP），要么在筛查后亲自去看了初级保健医生。
提供了958人的匿名数据，这些人通过Ceres警察局护士项目举办的为期三天的健康博览会进行了血压筛查。
在958名接受筛查的人中，有170人（17.8%）血压读数高，并被转介给初级保健医生。对124名血压读数高的人进行了数据分析。在这124次转介给初级保健医生的情况中，有116人（93%）在血压筛查后要么预约了初级保健医生，要么亲自去看了初级保健医生。在去看初级保健医生的98人中，有29人（30%）要么开始服用降压药，要么增加了当前降压药的剂量，要么被初级保健医生换成了另一种降压药。
高血压仍然是发病和死亡的主要原因。由护士操作的健康博览会旨在识别血压读数高的人，有望成为激励个人寻求后续护理的一种简单有效的手段。
