Table 5 Measurement schedule
From: Hypertension Improvement Project (HIP): study protocol and implementation challenges
| Time/variable | Baseline | 3 mo. | 6 mo. | 9 mo. | 12 mo. | 15 mo. | 18 mo. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians | |||||||
| Personal characteristics and training | X | ||||||
| Practice habits (self-report) | X | x | x | ||||
| Clinical performance measure (intervention group only) | X | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Participants | |||||||
| Blood pressure (Omron HEM-907, average of 4 readings at 2 visits 1 week apart) | X | x | x | ||||
| Weight | X | x | x | ||||
| Fasting lipid panel | X | x | x | ||||
| 24-Hour urine collection | X | x | x | ||||
| Diet (Block food frequency questionnaire) | X | x | x | ||||
| Physical activity (7-day physical activity recall) | X | x | x | ||||
| Physical activity (triaxial accelerometer) | X | x | x | ||||
| Medication adherence (self-reported medication-taking scale) | X | x | x | ||||
| Psychosocial mediators (SF-36, social support, perceived stress, depression) | X | x | x | ||||
| Symptom questionnaire | X | x | x | ||||
| Medication questionnaire | X | x | x | ||||
| Process measures (patient intervention only: attendance, self-monitoring records) | X | x | x |
