Application of the chronic care model in hypertension management in community health services / 中华医院管理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of Chronic Care Model in hypertension management in community health services.Methods Three hundred patients diagnosed with hypertension participated in this study and were divided into intervention and control groups.In the following 9 months,intervention measures based on the Chronic Care Model were delivered to intervention group,while the conventional measures to control group.Data collected before and after the intervention were analyzed uuing descriptive statistics,t-test,x2-test and analysis of covariance by SPSS16.0 for Windows.Results The intervention group had statistically significant positive effectiveness in drinking habit,daily salt intake(decreased 0.78g),diastolic blood pressure (decreased 2mmHg),BMI(decreased 0.4) and SF-36 physical component summary score(decreased 1.7)(P＜0.05).The intervention group had better improvement in BMI and SF-36 physical component summry score than the control group.Conclusion The health outcomes of patients with hypertension could be improved by applying the Chronic Care Model featured diet,exercise habits and other health related factors management.