Trial reportBMC family practice2005
A randomized trial of mail vs. telephone invitation to a community-based cardiovascular health awareness program for older family practice patients [ISRCTN61739603].
Trial report in BMC family practice, 2005. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00217334 (A Pragmatic Trial of Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Clinics Linked With Family Medicine Practices to Improve the Monitoring and Management of High Blood Pressure Among Older Adults), which is not on this map. Cited by 15 papers.
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A Pragmatic Trial of Community Pharmacy Blood Pressure Clinics Linked With Family Medicine Practices to Improve the Monitoring and Management of High Blood Pressure Among Older Adults
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15 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Improving attendance for cardiovascular risk assessment in Australian general practice: an RCT of a monetary incentive for patients.BMC family practice · 2012Trial
- Under-utilisation of noncommunicable disease screening and healthy lifestyle promotion centres: A cross-sectional study from Sri Lanka.PloS one · 2024Article
- Attendance, activation and health profiles of participants, a prospective study on a regional cardiometabolic disease self-management program in Laval, Canada.BMC public health · 2021Article
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- Patterns of attendance to health checks in a municipality setting: the Danish 'Check Your Health Preventive Program'.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- The impact of a cardiovascular health awareness program (CHAP) on reducing blood pressure: a prospective cohort study.BMC public health · 2013Article
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- What do we know about who does and does not attend general health checks? Findings from a narrative scoping review.BMC public health · 2012Article
- The potential impact of recruitment method on sample characteristics and treatment outcomes in a psychosocial trial for women with co-occurring substance use disorder and PTSD.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2012Article
- Blood pressure variability and prevalence of hypertension using automated readings from multiple visits to a pharmacy-based community-wide programme.Journal of human hypertension · 2009Article
- Development of the volunteer peer educator role in a community Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program (CHAP): a process evaluation in two communities.Journal of community health · 2009Article
- Enhancing hypertension awareness and management in the elderly: lessons learned from the Airdrie Community Hypertension Awareness and Management Program (A-CHAMP).The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2008Article
- Innovations in primary care: implication for hypertension detection and treatment.The Canadian journal of cardiology · 2006Article
- Implementation of Modified Cardiovascular Health Awareness Program for Canadian Adults on a Waiting List for a Family Physician.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
backgroundFamily physicians can play an important role in encouraging patients to participate in community-based health promotion initiatives designed to supplement and enhance their in-office care. Our objectives were to determine effective approaches to invite older family practice patients to attend cardiovascular health awareness sessions in community pharmacies, and to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a program incorporating invitation by physicians and feedback to physicians.
methodsWe conducted a prospective randomized trial with 1 family physician practice and 5 community pharmacies in Dundas, Ontario. Regular patients 65 years or older (n = 235) were randomly allocated to invitation by mail or telephone to attend pharmacy cardiovascular health awareness sessions led by volunteer peer health educators. A health record review captured blood pressure status, monitoring and control. At the sessions, volunteers helped patients to measure blood pressure using in-store machines and a validated portable device (BPM-100), and recorded blood pressure readings and self-reported cardiovascular risk factors. We compared attendance rates in the mail and telephone invitation groups and explored factors potentially associated with attendance.
resultsThe 119 patients invited by mail and 116 patients contacted by telephone had a mean age of 75.7 (SD, 6.4) years and 46.8% were male. Overall, 58.3% (137/235) of invitees attended a pharmacy cardiovascular health awareness session. Patients invited by telephone were more likely to attend than those invited by mail (72.3% vs. 44.0%, OR 3.3; 95%CI 1.9-5.7; p < 0.001).
conclusionWhile the attendance in response to a telephone invitation was higher, response to a single letter was substantial. Attendance rates indicated considerable interest in community-based cardiovascular health promotion activities. A large-scale trial of a pharmacy cardiovascular health awareness program for older primary care patients is feasible.
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