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Temporal effects of prompting on acceptance and follow‐up in a community‐based hypertension screening program
Author(s) -
Kane Marcia L.,
Iwata Brian A.,
Kane Daniel F.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of community psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.585
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 1520-6629
pISSN - 0090-4392
DOI - 10.1002/1520-6629(198404)12:2<164::aid-jcop2290120209>3.0.co;2-2
Subject(s) - attendance , medicine , schedule , intervention (counseling) , blood pressure , family medicine , reinforcement , physical therapy , psychology , nursing , social psychology , computer science , economics , economic growth , operating system
This study evaluated the effects of prompts and reinforcement on two aspects of hypertension control: a) attendance at a community‐based blood pressure screening program and b) follow‐up visits to a physician's office by persons identified through screening as at‐risk clients. Baseline data showed a decreasing trend in attendance at the screening sessions and a 51% “no show” rate for physician follow‐ups. Screening session attendance increased following intervention; however, attendance rates across weeks appeared to vary mainly as a function of the prompting schedule (monthly newsletter announcements) rather than the availability of reinforcement. Finally, the intervention not only increased the percentage of at‐risk clients who saw a physician, but also decreased the latency between the time of initial screening and the follow‐up appointment.