Patient engagement strategies used for hypertension and their influence on self-management attributes McNamara, Kevin, Versace, Vincent, Marriott, Jennifer and Dunbar, James 2014, Patient engagement strategies used for hypertension and their influence on self-management attributes, Family practice, vol. 31, no. 4, pp. 437-444, doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmu026. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads Title Patient engagement strategies used for hypertension and their influence on self-management attributes Author(s) McNamara, Kevin orcid.org/0000-0001-6547-9153 Versace, Vincent orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-1763 Marriott, Jennifer Dunbar, James orcid.org/0000-0003-0866-4365 Journal name Family practice Volume number 31 Issue number 4 Start page 437 End page 444 Total pages 8 Publisher Oxford University Press Place of publication Oxford, England Publication date 2014 ISSN 0263-2136 1460-2229 Keyword(s) health promotion health behavior change hypertension lifestyle modification multidisciplinary care patient education primary care Summary Background. Several effective methods to facilitate patient self-management of hypertension are available in primary care. These include direct support from community pharmacists and general practice, and the use of home blood pressure (BP) monitoring. The aim of this study is to establish the prevalence of use of key strategies and to determine their independent relationship with patient self-management attributes. Methods. A survey of patients with treated hypertension was undertaken in 27 community pharmacies. This established recent use of BP monitoring and advice from health professionals. Patient awareness of BP and targets, appropriateness of BP targets and adherence to anti-hypertensive medications were assessed as indicative self-management outcomes. Predictors of outcomes were determined using binary logistic regression. Results. Overall, 215 surveys were returned. Two-thirds of patients were aged >65 years, and 45% had conditions warranting tighter BP control (<130/80 mmHg). Almost all patients reported monitoring of their BP in the previous year and 63% could report their most recent BP reading. Just 36% reported knowing a target BP, and 78% of reported targets were within guidelines recommendations. One-fifth (22%) monitored their own BP, and 15% reported non-adherence to medication. Doctors provided the large majority of professional advice. Self-monitoring or documentation of BP readings was independently associated with increased likelihood of BP and target BP being known. Conclusions. Regular monitoring of BP does not automatically translate to professional advice. Increased uptake of patient self-monitoring should be promoted as a means of enabling self-management. Language eng DOI 10.1093/fampra/cmu026 Field of Research 111799 Public Health and Health Services not elsewhere classified Socio Economic Objective 920499 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) not elsewhere classified HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal Copyright notice ©2014, Oxford University Press Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30064828 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Health Population Health Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Link to full-text (open access)   Connect to published version (restricted access) Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 14:45:51 EST Fri, 04 Jul 2014, 10:03:42 EST Mon, 07 Jul 2014, 10:31:24 EST Mon, 07 Jul 2014, 10:32:35 EST Wed, 13 Aug 2014, 12:42:42 EST Wed, 13 Aug 2014, 12:43:47 EST Mon, 18 Aug 2014, 08:53:57 EST Thu, 27 Nov 2014, 16:07:11 EST Mon, 19 Jan 2015, 12:28:15 EST Fri, 06 Feb 2015, 11:29:02 EST Fri, 09 Oct 2015, 17:07:49 EST Mon, 12 Oct 2015, 15:31:11 EST Wed, 14 Oct 2015, 13:47:47 EST Mon, 23 Nov 2015, 09:49:55 EST Sat, 09 Nov 2019, 11:40:35 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 11 times in TR Web of Science Cited 11 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 561 Abstract Views, 2 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Wed, 02 Jul 2014, 14:45:40 EST by Penny Andrews

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