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Worksite-screenings for hypertension with follow-up: Experiences from the Munich Blood Pressure Program.
Soz. Präventivmed. 34, 15-18 (1989)
In 1983/84, the Munich Blood Pressure Program (MBP) performed worksite screenings for arterial hypertension at 18 Munich companies. A participation of 51% (n = 7310) was achieved. After duplicate measurements of casual blood pressure 1084 participants were suspected of having actual hypertension. All suspected cases were invited for a reexamination to reduce the number of false-positive hypertensives. Individuals with persisting hypertension after this two-step-screening were predominantly male, on the average younger than 50 years and showed a low level of antihypertensive drug treatment. About 75% of all detected hypertensives saw a family physician subsequent to the screenings for further management. Referrals and patient compliance were frequently reinforced by a computer based reminder system. A follow-up examination was performed among the MBP participants after two years. It showed that in 417 confirmed hypertensives of the primary screenings a marked increase in the proportion of treated and controlled hypertensives had occurred. This was true for younger and older hypertensives.
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Publication type
Article: Journal article
Document type
Scientific Article
ISSN (print) / ISBN
0303-8408
e-ISSN
1420-911X
Journal
Sozial- und Präventivmedizin
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Volume: 34,
Issue: 1,
Pages: 15-18
Publisher
Birkhäuser
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Reviewing status
Peer reviewed
Institute(s)
Department for Medical Information Systems (MEDIS)