[Clinical and economic effectiveness of the activity of a hypertensive patient school]
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Hydra, a Computer-Based Platform for Aiding Clinicians in Cardiovascular Analysis and Diagnosis
Published on: September 26, 2018
Abstract:
The authors propose an original program of learning in the school of a hypertensive patient (SHP) which includes 12 sixty-minute lessons devoted to causes of the disease, cardiovascular complications, methods of their prevention at treatment, and rehabilitation. The analysis of the results of 2-year follow-up showed that most of the learners became informed about the risks of hypertension, better followed recommendations of their doctor, improved their life quality. The number of hypertensive crises and urgent hospitalizations decreased significantly. In the control group of 112 patients no improvement was seen in the level of blood pressure, quality of life and prognosis. Moreover, learning in the SHP proved highly cost-effective.
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