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| Does telephone follow-up improve blood pressure after minor stroke on TIA? | | Author(s) | Katja Adie, Martin A James |
| Journal title | Age and Ageing, vol 39, no 5, September 2010 |
| Pages | pp 598-602 |
| Source | http://www.ageing.oxfordjournals.org http://www.bgs.org.uk doi: 10.1093/ageing/afq085 |
| Annotation | Hypertension is a common risk factor for stroke/transient ischaemic attack (TIA) and there is good evidence that blood pressure (BP) control prevents recurrent stroke. We investigated whether telephone follow-up (TFU) improved risk factor management in hypertensive patients after stroke/TIA. The researchers conducted a randomised controlled trial and assigned hypertensive patients within 1 month of stroke or TIA to receive usual care (n = 27) or usual care plus regular TFU (n = 29). Primary outcome was the difference in 12 h ambulatory systolic BP change from baseline to 6 months in both groups. TFU at 7 days, 1, 2 and 4 months included patient-focussed education and goal setting. In conclusion the study found TFU that promoted patient-led management of risk factors did not improve BP control over 6-month follow-up in primary care after stroke/TIA. (KJ). |
| Accession Number | CPA-101019210 A |
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