Table 1 |
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Actions at each patient appointment |
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Appointment 1 |
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Recruitment: may require an extra patient appointment to collect all the information necessary for a decision on inclusion/exclusion to be made, to inform the patient about the study, and to request signed consent to be included. See Figure 1. |
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Actions performed in both study arms (GP/nurse) |
Additional actions performed in the EDUCORE arm (GP) |
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Collection of sociodemographic data: sex, age, educational level, physical activity, use of tobacco, consumption of medications, body mass index. |
Use of EDUCORE method. |
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Taking of blood pressure. Completion of MiniCHAL and Morisky-Green questionnaires. |
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Calculation of SCORE score and extrapolation to 60 years of age. |
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Define interventions and therapeutic objectives for CVR, HBP, total cholesterol and tobacco use |
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At the end of the appointment, inform patient of therapeutic plan (pharmacological/non-pharmacological). Record changes in drugs prescribed. |
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Appointment 2 (at 3 months) |
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Actions in both arms (GP/nurse) |
No additional actions in the EDUCORE arm |
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Record blood pressure and degree of control. |
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Review pharmacological treatment. |
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Appointment 3 (at 6 months) |
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Actions performed in both study arms (GP/nurse) |
Additional actions performed in the EDUCORE arm (GP) |
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Record blood pressure and degree of control. Completion of Morisky-Green questionnaire. |
Use of EDUCORE method. |
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Review pharmacological treatment. |
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Calculation of SCORE score and extrapolation to 60 years of age. |
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Appointment 4 (at 9 months) |
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Actions in both arms (GP/nurse) |
No additional actions in the EDUCORE arm |
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Record blood pressure and degree of control. |
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Review pharmacological treatment. |
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Appointment 5 (at 12 months) |
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Actions performed in both study arms (GP/nurse) |
No additional actions in the EDUCORE arm |
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Record blood pressure and degree of control. |
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Completion of MiniCHAL and Morisky-Green questionnaires. |
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Record physical activity and changes in number of packets of cigarettes smoked/year in smokers. |
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Calculation of SCORE score and extrapolation to 60 years of age. |
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Perform annual blood analysis. Review pharmacological treatment. |
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Record changes in clinical variables (consumption of medications, body mass index). |
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RodrÃguez-Salceda et al. BMC Public Health 2010 10:449 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-10-449 |
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