Effects of community‐based case management by visiting nurses for low‐income patients with hypertension in South Korea. Issue 1 (1st October 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: KIM, Gwang Suk; KO, Il Sun; LEE, Taewha; KIM, Eun Jung
• Is Part Of: Japan journal of nursing science. Volume 11:Issue 1(2014)
• Page Start: 35
• Page End: 43
• Publication Date: 2012-10-01
• Subjects: Nursing -- Periodicals; Nursing -- East Asia -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-7924.2012.00229.x
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1742-7932

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="main"> <title>Abstract</title> <sec id="jjns229-sec-0001" sec-type="section"> <title>Aim</title> <p>To assess the effects of a visiting nurse‐driven community‐based case management program for low‐income adults with hypertension.</p> </sec> <sec id="jjns229-sec-0002" sec-type="section"> <title>Methods</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> <sec id="jjns229-sec-0003" sec-type="section"> <title>Results</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> <sec id="jjns229-sec-0004" sec-type="section"> <title>Conclusion</title> <p>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.</p> </sec> </abstract>