Advanced Practice Nurse Intervention Versus Usual Care for Hypertension Control
Advanced Practice Nurse Intervention Versus Usual Care for Hypertension Control
Hypertension is the most frequent chronic pathology in France and in the world. It is one of
 the main modifiable cardiovascular risk factors. In France, 50% of treated hypertensives are
 uncontrolled and only 30% of treated patients are fully adherent to their antihypertensive
 treatment. Poor adherence to drug treatments is considered as one of the main causes of
 non-control of hypertension. Since 2018, a new profession has entered the French healthcare
 system: Advanced Practice Nurses (APN). They have many broad skills, at the interface of
 nursing and medical exercises. The purpose of this interventional study is to assess the
 impact of APN on blood pressure (BP) control in the context of usual care of hypertension
 thanks to a better adhesion of patients and a better therapeutic alliance. The hypothesis
 formulated is that an individual APN intervention, included in a usual hypertension
 management, improves BP control.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  at least 18 years of age,

 -  treated or untreated hypertension,

 -  can to provide a written informed consent.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  patients with secondary hypertension,

 -  age under 18 years old,

 -  inability to give a free informed consent,

 -  inability to speak or understand French properly.