Management of uncontrolled hypertension in a nurse-led clinic compared with conventional care for patients with type 2 diabetes
Management of uncontrolled hypertension in a nurse-led clinic compared with conventional care for patients with type 2 diabetes
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DOI:
10.2337/diacare.26.8.2256
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发表时间:
2003-08-01
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16.2
通讯作者:
Earle, KA
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作者:
Denver, EA;Barnard, M;Earle, KA
OBJECTIVE - To compare the effectiveness of a nurse-led hypertension clinic with conventional community care in general practice in the management of uncontrolled hypertension in patients with type 2 diabetes.RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - We studied 120 men and women outpatient attendees (61% non-Caucasian) with type 2 diabetes and a seated blood pressure (BP) greater than or equal to 140/80 mmHg. All patients were being treated for hypertension, and 71% had increased urinary albumin excretion (UAE). Patients were allocated to either a nurse-led hypertension clinic or conventional primary care. The primary outcome measure was a change in systolic BP. Secondary outcome measures were total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, total triglycerides, HbA(1c), UAE, serum creatinine, and changes in absolute stroke and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk scores.RESULTS - The mean (95% Cl) difference in the decrement of systolic BP was 12.6 mmHg (5.9-19.3) (P = 0.000) in favor of the nurse-led group, whose patients were three times more likely to a reach target systolic BP < 140 mmHg compared with conventional care (P = 0.003). A significant fall in 10-year CHD (P = 0.004) and stroke risk (P = 0.000) scores occurred only in the nurse-led group. There were no significant differences in the reduction of diastolic BP or any of the other secondary outcome measures at 6 months.CONCLUSIONS - Compared with conventional care, a nurse-led hypertension clinic is a more effective intervention for patients with type 2 diabetes and uncontrolled hypertension. A target systolic BP < 140 mmHg is more readily achieved and may be associated with significant reductions in 10-year cardiovascular disease risk scores.