C C Walker1. 1. Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Regenstrief Institute for Health Care, Indianapolis 46202-2859, USA. walker_c@regenstrief.iupui.edu
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a telecommunications approach to hypertension education. METHODS:Participants (N = 83) were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Experimental group participants received spiritual and hypertension-related messages via programmed telephone calls, and the control group participants received spiritual messages only. Both the experimental and control group participants received the following: printed material on hypertension-related information and regular home visits from a health educator to conduct pre-test and post-test assessments of hypertension knowledge, pill counts, and blood pressure readings. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant improvements in hypertension knowledge. By week 4 of the intervention, there was a statistically significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure for both groups. However, there were no differences between the experimental and control groups. DISCUSSION: There was no evidence that the telecommunications approach improved older African Americans' understanding of hypertension or its management.
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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess the efficacy of a telecommunications approach to hypertension education. METHODS:Participants (N = 83) were randomly assigned to the experimental and control groups. Experimental group participants received spiritual and hypertension-related messages via programmed telephone calls, and the control group participants received spiritual messages only. Both the experimental and control group participants received the following: printed material on hypertension-related information and regular home visits from a health educator to conduct pre-test and post-test assessments of hypertension knowledge, pill counts, and blood pressure readings. RESULTS: There were no statistically significant improvements in hypertension knowledge. By week 4 of the intervention, there was a statistically significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure for both groups. However, there were no differences between the experimental and control groups. DISCUSSION: There was no evidence that the telecommunications approach improved older African Americans' understanding of hypertension or its management.
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