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Measuring the Effects of Screening Programs in Asymptomatic Employees: Detection of Hypertension Through Worksite Screenings.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Legorreta, Antonio P. Schaff, Susan R. Leibowitz, Arthur N. Meijgaard, Jeroen Van |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of workplace screenings on identification, subsequent follow-up, and treatment of patients with undiagnosed hypertension. METHODS Claims data and screening values for 31,281 individuals from 21 self-insured employer groups were combined with zip code-level information and analyzed using multilevel logit models. RESULTS Up to 17.6% of individuals without a previous indication of hypertension in the administrative data exhibited high blood pressure (140/90 or greater) at screening. In the month following workplace screening, significant increases were noted, using administrative claims, in the number of new diagnoses for hypertension (odds ratio: 1.81; P < 0.0001) and new prescriptions for antihypertensive drugs (odds ratio: 2.27; P < 0.0001), primarily among individuals with high blood pressure at screening. CONCLUSIONS Workplace screening programs offer a potential approach to identify undiagnosed hypertension in employees and ensuing therapeutic management. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1097/JOM.0000000000000434 |
| PubMed reference number | 26053367 |
| Journal | Medline |
| Volume Number | 57 |
| Issue Number | 6 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://healthadvocate.com/downloads/JOEMLegorretaArticle.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000000434 |
| Journal | Journal of occupational and environmental medicine |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
