Hypertension
Conditions
Brief summary
We are collecting baseline data on patients who have high blood pressure readings (160/100 or higher) at a 9-1-1 response by an EMT.
Detailed description
We are collecting baseline data on patients who have high blood pressure readings (160/100 or higher) at a 9-1-1 response by an EMT. We want to understand what these patients currently remember occurring during the 9-1-1 response around their high blood pressure measure; if the patients seek a second reading; if the patients seek follow-up care as a result of the high blood pressure measure. We are also interested if patients trust EMTs as a provider of preventive health care. This baseline data will also allow us to more accurately measure the success of a future intervention study aimed at motivating subjects to receive a follow-up hypertension assessment from a physician after receiving a high blood pressure reading from an EMT.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
University of Washington
Study design
Time perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Systolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 160 and/or diastolic blood pressure greater than or equal to 100 * Patient is at least 18 years old * Patient was not transported by paramedics * Patient was not admitted to a hospital * Patient is not a nursing home/adult family home resident * Patient's phone number is listed in the MIRF database
Exclusion criteria
* not meeting inclusion criteria
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed