Sloan R S
Nurse Pract. 1985 Feb;10(2):24, 26.
Hypertension affects at least 40 million people in the United States today. Nonpharmacological treatment of hypertension relies on modifications in the diet and lifestyle. In refractory cases, the initiation of drug treatment is necessary. Although dietary sodium restriction is widely advocated, assessment of compliance to a reduced sodium diet has been difficult. This article discusses the use of a urinary chloride titrator stick to enable patients to monitor their dietary sodium intake at home. This tool increased compliance to a low sodium diet in the test population.
如今，高血压在美国至少影响着4000万人。高血压的非药物治疗依赖于饮食和生活方式的改变。在难治性病例中，开始药物治疗是必要的。尽管广泛提倡限制饮食中的钠摄入，但评估患者对低钠饮食的依从性一直很困难。本文讨论了使用尿氯滴定棒使患者能够在家中监测其饮食中的钠摄入量。该工具提高了试验人群对低钠饮食的依从性。
