J Korean Acad Soc Nurs Educ.  2014 May;20(2):321-331.

The Effect of Case Management Program for Hypertensive Patient

• Chung JS
• Lee SO

Abstract

PURPOSE
The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of case management service for hypertensive elderly patients through the customized visiting home health care program. METHOD: Non-equivalent control group pretest-posttest design was employed. Data were collected from April 2007 to January 2009. Among a total of fifty subjects, 25 subjects were belonged to the case management group and the others were belonged to the general management group.
RESULTS
1) In experimental group, significant increasing rate of number of people within normal blood pressure by time, but no significant increasing rate of number of people within normal blood neutral fat, total cholesterol, HDL, & LDL. 2) In experimental group, the score of knowledge about disease and healthy life practice were increased on 8 week period but decreased on follow up period. Number of people within normal blood HDL and mean score of healthy life practice were significantly higher than control group on follow up period.
CONCLUSION
Case management service was effective on controlling blood pressure but partly effective on blood lipid, knowledge about disease, and healthy life practice in hypertensive patients. Further study is needed to conduct a periodic re-evaluation of the effect of case management and to verify an optimal interval to provide the case management service.

Keyword

Home health care; Case management; Hypertension

MeSH Terms

Aged
Blood Pressure
Case Management*
Cholesterol, HDL
Delivery of Health Care
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Hypertension
Cholesterol, HDL