Outpatient prophylaxis and treatment of arterial hypertension with application of mobile telephone systems and internet techniques

• Main Authors: Anton Robertovich Kiselev, Vladimir Aleksandrovich Shvarts, Ol'ga Mikhaylovna Posnenkova, Vladimir Ivanovich Gridnev, Pavel Yakovlevich Dovgalevskiy, Elena Vladimirovna Oshchepkova, Svetlana Evgen'evna Evstifeeva, A R Kiselev, V A Shvarts, O M Posnenkova, V I Gridnev, P Ya Dovgalevsky, E V Oschepkova, S E Evstifeeva
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: "Consilium Medicum" Publishing house 2011-04-01
• Series: Терапевтический архив
• Subjects: arterial hypertension; outpatient care; cellular phone communications; computer system; follow-up
• Online Access: https://ter-arkhiv.ru/0040-3660/article/view/30843

Aim. To compare clinical efficacy of standard outpatient follow-up of hypertensive patients with efficacy of such follow-up with application of internet techniques and mobile telephone systems (ITMTS). Material and methods. Two groups of hypertensive patients were examined: group 1 (n = 97, 45% females, age 49±11 years) on one-year ITMTS follow-up; group 2 (n = 102, 50% females, age 51±11 years) on standard one-year follow-up. Clinical efficacy was assessed by the rate of achievement and maintenance of target blood pressure, dynamics of modifiable risk factors (smoking, obesity) for a year. Results. Withdrawal in group 1 was 36%, target blood pressure was achieved in 77% patients vs 12% in group 2 (p < 0.001). Conclusion. Introduction of ITMTS technologies into outpatient clinics activity considerably raises efficacy of outpatient treatment of hypertensive patients.