Impact of a rural high blood pressure control program on hypertension control and cardiovascular disease mortality. JAMA 1986 Apr 25;255(16):2177-82
Date
04/25/1986Pubmed ID
3959301Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84944282258 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 37 CitationsAbstract
Kentucky is a predominantly rural state with relatively high death rates from hypertension and cardiovascular disease. We report the results of a community-based high blood pressure control educational program undertaken in two rural counties of southeastern Kentucky. In the intervention counties, systolic and diastolic blood pressures of both men and women decreased despite the five-year increase in age; moreover, hypertension was better controlled after the program, and substantial decreases in deaths due to cardiovascular disease were seen. These differences were greater among men in the two regions than among women. The results of this program suggest that, in sparsely populated rural areas, existing resources and programs can be successfully utilized in a communitywide cardiovascular disease risk reduction educational program.
Author List
Kotchen JM, McKean HE, Jackson-Thayer S, Moore RW, Straus R, Kotchen TAMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdolescentAdult
Age Factors
Aged
Body Weight
Cardiovascular Diseases
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Health Education
Humans
Hypertension
Kentucky
Male
Middle Aged
Rural Health
Sex Factors
