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Effects of community‐based case management by visiting nurses for low‐income patients with hypertension in S outh K orea
Author(s) -
KIM Gwang Suk,
KO Il Sun,
LEE Taewha,
KIM Eun Jung
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
japan journal of nursing science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.363
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1742-7924
pISSN - 1742-7932
DOI - 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2012.00229.x
Subject(s) - medicine , low income , blood pressure , community health , case management , test (biology) , nursing , family medicine , public health , paleontology , socioeconomics , sociology , biology
Aim To assess the effects of a visiting nurse‐driven community‐based case management program for low‐income adults with hypertension. Methods This single group pretest–post‐test study included 22 newly registered low‐income adult patients with hypertension in a public health center in Seoul. Visiting nurses delivered a case management program for 2–8 months. Pretest and post‐test measurements of blood pressure ( BP ), knowledge level, and self‐management level in terms of diet, lifestyle, physical activity, and medication were obtained. Results The visiting nurse‐driven case management was effective in reducing the BP level and improving the knowledge and self‐management level of the low‐income adults with hypertension in the community. Conclusion This study serves as a baseline for visiting nurse‐driven case management for low‐income patients with hypertension. Its findings suggest that visiting nurse‐driven case management targeting the self management of BP can foster improved BP control for newly diagnosed hypertensive patients in low‐income populations.