Summary of results of interventions on systolic and diastolic blood pressure, control of hypertension and follow up at clinic.
| Intervention | Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | Blood pressure control (odds ratio)a | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled estimate (95% CI) | Range of results from individual RCTs | Pooled estimate (95% CI) | Range of results from individual RCTs | Pooled estimate (95% CI) | Range of results from individual RCTs | |
| Self monitoring | −10–5 | −2.0 (−2.7 to −1.4)b | −12–0 | 0.9 (0.8 to 1.1) | 0.8–.2 | |
| Education (patient) | −16–1 | −9–7 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.0) | 0.3–1.1 | ||
| Education (physician) | 2.0 (−3.5 to −0.6)b | −7–1 | −0.4 (−1.1 to 0.3) | −2–1 | 0.8–1.0 | |
| Health professional care | −13–0 | −8–0 | 0.1–0.9 | |||
| Organisational interventions | −12–3 | −8–5 | 0.5–1.8 | |||
| Intervention | Follow up at clinic (relative risk) | |||||
| Pooled estimate (95% CI) | Range of results from individual RCTs | |||||
| Appointment reminders | 0.1–1.4 | |||||
↵a Odds ratio of control of blood pressure (‘control’ blood pressure threshold definition taken as that used in each individual randomised controlled trial), RR <1 blood pressure control greater in intervention group> 1 blood pressure control greater in control group.
↵b P<0.05. Note: no results reported = heterogeneous results; no pooled estimate reported. CI = confidence interval.