BP control. Improvement in a university medical clinic by use of a physician's associate.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Many hypertensive patients, especially those in outpatient clinics at large teaching hospitals, do not achieve BP control. We incorporated a physician's associate into an existing house staff medical clinic and evaluated whether this improved BP control. In patients with moderate or severe hypertension, BP control was achieved in 56% of patients observed by both the physician's associate and the house staff and in 32% of patients observed solely by house staff. Possible contributing factors were more frequent follow-up, simplification of drug regimens, reduced waiting time, more time spent with the patients, and overall greater satisfaction with the physician's associate. We conclude that the addition of a physician's associate to an outpatient clinic is an effective method for enhancing BP control. This can be achieved without establishing a separate hypertension clinic or depriving house staff of experience in the management of hypertension.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Hla, KM; Feussner, JR; Blessing-Feussner, CL; Neelon, FA; Linfors, EW; Starmer, CF; McKee, PA
Published Date
- May 1, 1983
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 143 / 5
Start / End Page
- 920 - 923
PubMed ID
- 6148049
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0003-9926
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1001/archinte.143.5.920
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States