| Effect of education through a periodic newsletter on persistence with antihypertensive therapy. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 12627876 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Sufficient persistence with therapy is important to achieve the desired benefits of antihypertensive therapy. This study was designed to describe the rates of persistence with antihypertensive therapy for 1 year and to assess the effect of patient education by a periodic newsletter on persistence rates in general practice in Japan. Information on 5,324 patients who received the newsletter once a month for 1 year (intervention group; 53.9% of those originally registered) and 666 patients who did not receive the newsletter (control group; 94.3% of those originally registered) was obtained from a physician questionnaire (response rate: 54.3%). The rate of persistence with antihypertensive therapy in the intervention group was similar to that in the control group (91.7% vs. 90.7%, respectively). The patient questionnaire (response rate: 28.2%) indicated that most patients consistently read the newsletter and found it useful in understanding the management of hypertension. The results of this 1-year study showed that about 90% of patients persisted with therapy for 1 year. Although most of them evaluated the newsletter favorably, no clear effect of the newsletter on their persistence with therapy was revealed. However, these results do not rule out a possible effect of education on persistence with therapy over the long-term, and thus there is need of a longer-term study employing follow-up questionnaires. |
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Authors:
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Ikuo Saito; Takao Saruta |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Hypertension research : official journal of the Japanese Society of Hypertension Volume: 26 ISSN: 0916-9636 ISO Abbreviation: Hypertens. Res. Publication Date: 2003 Feb |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2003-03-11 Completed Date: 2003-08-28 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9307690 Medline TA: Hypertens Res Country: Japan |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 159-62 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Health Center, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan. saito@hc.cc.keio.ac.jp |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Aged Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use* Female Humans Hypertension / drug therapy*, psychology* Male Middle Aged Patient Compliance Patient Education as Topic / methods* Periodicals as Topic* Questionnaires |
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0/Antihypertensive Agents |
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