“Jumping on the Blood Pressure Bandwagon”: Nurse, GP, and Patient Perspectives of a General Practice Nurse‐Led Hypertension Management Intervention

作者：Catherine Stephen, Nicholas Zwar, Marijka Batterham, Elizabeth Halcomb · 发表于：Nursing and Health Sciences · 年份：2024 · DOI：10.1111/nhs.13166 · 被引用次数：5 · 研究领域：Blood Pressure and Hypertension Studies、Cardiac, Anesthesia and Surgical Outcomes、Cardiac Health and Mental Health

To explore the perceptions and experiences of general practice nurses, general practitioners, and patients who participated in a nurse-led intervention to improve blood pressure control. Given the impact of hypertension on rates of premature death and disability, it is important that interventions be evaluated to reduce blood pressure. A key component of such evaluation is understanding the experiences of participants and clinicians. Understanding these experiences can provide insight into acceptability and feasibility that informs future research and implementation. Qualitative descriptive study within a mixed methods project. Semi-structured interviews were conducted post-intervention with six patients, five nurses, and three general practitioners. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using thematic analysis. The COREQ checklist guided reporting. Three themes around the need for change, navigating change, and sustaining change were revealed. In highlighting the need for change, participants recognized that it was time to actively work toward improved blood pressure control. In navigating change, general practice nurses were perceived as ideally placed to communicate risks around uncontrolled blood pressure and support lifestyle change. The final theme, sustaining change revealed the feasibility of the intervention in practice, however, clinician participants identified that appropriate funding is required to ensure sustainability. Nurse-led intervention...