| Improving compliance among hypertensives: a triage criterion with cost-benefit implications. | |
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PMID: 6813604 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Triage method based upon individual patient characteristics is developed to determine the most effective health education interventions for hypertensive patients. The sample included 402 patients randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The efficacy of a triage process, whereby patients are subdivided into groups that are more predisposed to benefit from a given health education approach, is discussed. From a limited cost-benefit evaluation, it appears that the benefits of the triage method for achieving medication compliance clearly outweigh its costs only in the case of the highly depressed patients (24 per cent of the sample). Different levels of depression were found to be differentially responsive to different health education treatments for achieving adherence to medication. The most depressed patients were more responsive to family member reinforcement, a 156 per cent increase in the number of high compliers as compared to no intervention. |
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Authors:
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S R Eastaugh; M E Hatcher |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Medical care Volume: 20 ISSN: 0025-7079 ISO Abbreviation: Med Care Publication Date: 1982 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1982-12-18 Completed Date: 1982-12-18 Revised Date: 2007-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0230027 Medline TA: Med Care Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1001-17 Citation Subset: IM |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Cost-Benefit Analysis Depression Female Humans Hypertension / psychology*, therapy Male Middle Aged Patient Compliance* Patient Education as Topic* Patients / classification Random Allocation Statistics as Topic |
| Grant Support | |
ID/Acronym/Agency:
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1-32(HL)-07180/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS; HL-17016, MH-14567/HL/NHLBI NIH HHS |
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