Current status of community hypertension management in China / 中华健康管理学杂志

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo investigate current status of community health management for hypertensive patients.Methods A total of 59 communities from 5 provinces of China were selected by cluster sampling methods,and 55 communities responded.The detailed health management for hypertensive patients was collected through structured interviews. Results (1) Self-management support in health educationthe rates of diet control,physical exercise and medication guide were 100.0％ (55/55),96.4％(53/55) and 98.2％ (54/55),respectively,and the rates of home blood pressure monitoring,patientdoctor cooperation,and social mental guidance were 83.6％ (46/55),85.5％ (47/55) and 85.5％ (47/55),respectively.(2) Delivery system redesign:the rates of doctor training,branch cooperation,routine follow-up study and health promotion were 100.0％ ( 55/55 ),67.3％ ( 37/55 ),72.7％ (40/55) and 74.5 ％ (41/55),respectively.(3) Decision supportthe rates of embedding evidence-based guidelines on daily clinical practice,expert consultation and health maintenance were 72.7％ (40/55),67.3％ (37/55)and 92.7％ (51/55),respectively.(4) Clinical information systemsthe usage rates of long-term followup or monitoring system were 80.0％( 44/55 ) and 89.1％ ( 49/55 ),respectively. ( 5 ) Community resources and policiesthe rates of health promotion,environment supporting and community action were 96.4％ (53/55),72.7％ (40/55) and 85.5％ (47/55),respectively.(6) Health system supportthe rates of using effective evaluation indexes,senior leader supporting,continuous policy making and increased reimbursement of medical insurance in health-care organizations were 81.8％ (45/55),85.5％ (47/55),74.5％ (41/55) and 61.8％ (34/55),respectively.The rates of providing incentives,increasing staff in community,encouraging general practitioner to participate in policy making and increasing the salary of general practitioner were 58.2％ (32/55), 50.9％ ( 28/55 ), 54.5％ ( 30/55 )and34.5％ ( 19/55 ),respectively.ConclusionThe community hypertension management in some areas of China considers the principles of chronic disease models,and may play an important role in the prevention and control of high blood pressure in communities.