Effectiveness of a family nurse-led programme on accuracy of blood pressure self-measurement: A randomised controlled trial.
J Clin Nurs
; 30(15-16): 2409-2419, 2021 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES:
To evaluate the effectiveness of a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP)-led programme on the degree of adherence of current recommendations on home blood pressure self-measurement (HBPM) as compared to routine care and management.BACKGROUND:
HBPM plays an important role for monitoring hypertensive patients; however, patients' adherence to current guidelines is unsatisfactory. A nurse-led training programme in the community setting could be an effective strategy to achieve high level of patients' adherence to recommendations.DESIGN:
A multicentre randomised controlled trial was carried out from September 2016 to September 2017.METHODS:
In total, 170 patients were randomly allocated into the intervention group (n = 83) and the usual care (n = 87). All participants received usual care (written and verbal information on HBPM recommendations); subjects in the intervention group also received 1-hour training session on how to correctly self-measure BP. Clinical trial registration was done (ClinicalTrials.gov. NCT04681703). The CONSORT checklist for randomised controlled trials was used in this study.RESULTS:
At baseline, the level of adherence to the recommendation was similar in the two groups (p < .05). After 1 month, the adherence significantly increased in the intervention group, where patients were more likely to measure BP at the same hour and from the same arm, in a quiet environment, with the back and uncovered arm supported and the legs uncrossed; recording BP more than once in each measurement session; keeping a diary of blood pressure measurements; use of the appropriate cuff and proper placement of the cuff; and resting for >5 min before performing the measurement (all p < .05).CONCLUSIONS:
The FNP-led programme is effective in improving patients' adherence to guidelines on the correct technique to self-measure BP at home. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE This programme may be added to the existing interventions in the community setting or considered into specifically nurse-led hypertension management models.Palabras clave
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01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Rol de la Enfermera
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Hipertensión
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Clin Nurs
Asunto de la revista:
ENFERMAGEM
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia