A pilot program at the worksite to reduce adverse self-medication behaviors

Figures & data

Table 1 Results of PEP-NG beta test in workers with hypertension

Outcome	Pre-visit #1	Visit #4	tb	p	Cohen’s d
Variablea	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
Systolic BP (mm Hg)	137.1 (17.81)	127.8c (13.01)	1.94	0.0811	−0.60
Diastolic BP (mm Hg)	87.45 (10.04)	83.45c (3.80)	1.55	0.151	−0.53
Knowledge score %	44.15 (20.16)	62.70 (21.36)	3.28	0.0112	0.89
Self-efficacy score	2.08 (0.61)	3.28 (0.52)	6.55	0.0002	2.12
Adverse self-medication behavior risk score	17.45 (10.23)	12.18 (5.32)	1.82	0.048	0.66

Notes:

a n = 11;

b df = 10;

c All 11 participants met the JNC-7 goal by visit 4.

Table 2 Mean blood pressure (mm Hg) values

All participants (N = 11)
Visit	Blood pressure
	Systolic	Diastolic
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
1	137.1 (17.80)	87.5 (10.0)
2	128.5 (14.34)	89.7 (10.8)
3	129.1 (11.32)	84.9 (10.6)
4	127.8 (13.0)	83.4 (3.8)
Participants not at goal (<140/90) on Visit 1 (N = 6)
Visit	Blood pressure
	Systolic	Diastolic
	Mean (SD)	Mean (SD)
1	149.3 (12.7)	94.3 (6.3)
2	134.7 (15.5)	96.16 (6.3)
3	129.0 (13.7)	88.3 (11.1)
4	130.0 (15.8)*	85.6 (3.6)*

Note:

* Significantly different from visit 1 (p < 0.05).