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Primary Care Clinic Nurse Activities with a Telehealth Monitoring System
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Primary Care Clinic Nurse Activities with a Telehealth Monitoring System

Chelsea Howland, Laurel Despins, Jeri Sindt, Bonnie Wakefield and David R. Mehr
Western journal of nursing research, Vol.43(1), pp.5-12
01/01/2020
DOI: 10.1177/0193945920923082
PMCID: PMC7680344
PMID: 32443961
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/7680344View
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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to evaluate differences in the types of nursing activities and communication processes reported in a primary care clinic between patients who used a home-based monitoring system to electronically communicate self-monitored blood glucose and blood pressure values and those who assumed usual care. Data were extracted from electronic medical records from individuals who participated in a randomized controlled trial comparing in-home monitoring and usual care in patients with Type 2 diabetes and hypertension being treated in a primary care clinic. Data about nursing activities initiated by primary care clinic nurses were compared between groups using descriptive statistics and independent t-tests. Significant differences between groups were identified for the direct care nursing activities of providing lifestyle and health education, medication adjustments, and patient follow-up. This study provides evidence of greater nursing activity reported in a primary care clinic in patients who utilized a home-based monitoring system.
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