Abstract

Objective To discuss the effect of community nursing intervention on medication compliance and control rates of blood pressure in patients with essential hypertension.Methods Community nursing intervention was conducted to 73 community patients with essential hypertension. The patients' medication compliance was compared before and after intervention and their control of blood pressure was also observed. Results The difference was statistically significant in the comparison of patients' knowledge of antihypertension and the proper use of antihypertensive drugs before and after intervention. Blood pressure control rate was 80.82%.Conclusions Community nursing intervention can improve patients' medication compliance and effectively control the blood pressure of the patients. Key words: Essential hypertension; Medication compliance; Community nursing intervention; Chronotherapy

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