Implementation and success of nurse telephone counseling in linguistically isolated Korean American patients with high blood pressure.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Nurse telephone counseling can improve the management of chronic conditions, but the effectiveness of this approach in underserved populations is unclear. This study evaluated the use of bilingual nurse-delivered telephone counseling in Korean Americans (KAs) participating in a community-based intervention trial to improve management of hypertension.

Methods

KAs were randomized to receive 12 months of hypertension-related telephone counseling that was more intensive (bi-weekly) or less intensive (monthly). Counseling logs were kept for 360 KAs who completed the pre- and post-intervention evaluations.

Results

The overall success rate for the intervention was 80.3%. The level of success was significantly influenced by the dose of counseling, employment status,

SUBMITTER: Han HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4510831 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature