Table 4.
Blood Pressure control and results of Nurse’s Empathy
| Nurses | Low Empathy | Moderate Empathy | High Empathy | All | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patients under nurses’ care | n | 52173 | 51298 | 49354 | 152825 | |
| Patients with adequate blood pressure managementa | n (%) | 20197 (38.71%) | 19883 (38.76%) | 18581 (37.65%) | 58661 (38.38%) | 0.0011 |
| 95% CI | [38.29% – 39.13%] | [38.34% – 39.18%] | [37.22% – 38.08%] | [38.14% – 38.63%] | ||
| Systolic blood pressure in overall population | mean (SD) | 128.09 (15) | 127.59 (15.3) | 128.29 (15.7) | 127.98 (15.3) | <0.0012 |
| 95% CI | [127.9 – 128.3] | [127.4 – 127.8] | [128.1 – 128.5] | [127.9 – 128.1] | ||
| median [IQR] | 129 [120–138] | 129 [118–137] | 129 [119–138] | 129 [119–137] | ||
| Blood control levels in overall population | 0.9211 | |||||
| <130 mmhg | n (%) | 10172 (50.36%) | 10257 (51.59%) | 9463 (50.93%) | 29892 (50.96%) | |
| 95% CI | [49.67% – 51.05%] | [50.89% – 52.28%] | [50.21% – 51.65%] | [50.55% – 51.36%] | ||
| 130 – 140 mmHg | n (%) | 6167 (30.53%) | 6039 (30.37%) | 5437 (29.26%) | 17643 (30.08%) | |
| 95% CI | [29.9% – 31.17%] | [29.73% – 31.01%] | [28.61% – 29.92%] | [29.71% – 30.45%] | ||
| >140 mmHg | n (%) | 3858 (19.1%) | 3587 (18.04%) | 3681 (19.81%) | 11126 (18.97%) | |
| 95% CI | [18.56% – 19.64%] | [17.51% – 18.58%] | [19.24% – 20.38%] | [18.65% – 19.28%] | ||
| Hypertensive Patients | n (%) | 1464 (2.81%) | 1535 (2.99%) | 1518 (3.08%) | 4517 (2.96%) | 0.0111 |
| 95% CI | [2.66% – 2.95%] | [2.84% – 3.14%] | [2.92% – 3.23%] | [2.87% – 3.04%] | ||
| Systolic blood pressure in hypertensive population | mean (SD) | 131.22 (14.3) | 130.43 (15.5) | 130.75 (15.9) | 130.8 (15.2) | 0.4932 |
| 95% CI | [130.4 – 132.1] | [129.5 – 131.4] | [129.8 – 131.7] | [130.3 – 131.3] | ||
| median [IQR] | 131.5 [121–140] | 130 [120–139] | 130 [121 – 139] | 130 [121 – 139] | ||
| Blood control levels in hypertensive population | 0.0861 | |||||
| <130 mmHg | n (%) | 417 (39.79%) | 442 (41.82%) | 446 (44.11%) | 1305 (41.88%) | |
| 95% CI | [36.83% – 42.75%] | [38.84% – 44.79%] | [41.05% – 47.18%] | [40.15% – 43.61%] | ||
| 130 – 140 mmHg | n (%) | 363 (34.64%) | 379 (35.86%) | 323 (31.95%) | 1065 (34.18%) | |
| 95% CI | [31.76% – 37.52%] | [32.96% – 38.75%] | [29.07% – 34.82%] | [32.51% – 35.84%] | ||
| >140 mmHg | n (%) | 268 (25.57%) | 236 (22.33%) | 242 (23.94%) | 746 (23.94%) | |
| 95% CI | [22.93% – 28.21%] | [19.82% – 24.84%] | [21.31% – 26.57%] | [22.44% – 25.44%] |
a At least two correctly recorded readings taken on different days. 1: Chi-square linear-by-linear association Test 2: ANOVA test