Theisen V, Caldwell J R, Erfurt J C, Foote A
Am J Public Health. 1979 Jun;69(6):599-601. doi: 10.2105/ajph.69.6.599.
A hypertension program staffed largely by volunteer nurses in a hospital outpatient department is described. A three-year evaluation shows 19% of 4,282 clients screened as having high readings, 86% of those referred saw a physician for high blood pressure, 92% of those who saw a physician began treatment for high blood pressure and 50% of those under treatment were showing successful control or progress toward successful control.
本文描述了一家医院门诊部的高血压项目,该项目主要由志愿护士负责。一项为期三年的评估显示,在4282名接受筛查的客户中,19%的人血压读数偏高;在那些被转诊的人中,86%的人因高血压去看了医生;在那些看过医生的人中,92%的人开始接受高血压治疗;在接受治疗的人中,50%的人血压得到成功控制或正朝着成功控制的方向发展。