The primary aim of the study is to determine if enhanced discharge from the emergency department will improve blood pressure control and self-care management. Enhanced discharge will include a hypertension intervention delivered by a touch-screen kiosk over a three month period.
A targeted sample of patients with uncontrolled blood pressure at the time of their emergency department visit discharge will be randomized into either standard or enhanced discharge. To control for medication effects in achieving blood pressure control, both groups will receive similar blood pressure medication while actively participating in the study.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
139
Patient education on hypertension delivered through a touchscreen kiosk.
Detroit Receiving Hospital Emergency Department
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Blood Pressure (Systolic) at 180 Days
Systolic Blood Pressure (SDB) at 180 days post-discharge
Time frame: 180 days
Patient Activation Measure (PAM)
Measure of how actively involved patient is in their medical care.
Time frame: Baseline
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