Edel O'Hagan
edeloh.bsky.social
Edel O'Hagan
@edeloh.bsky.social
Research Fellow @ Westmead Applied Research Center, University of Sydney
people ≥70 years and smokers were less likely to return.

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Well done to all co-authors, it was very much a team effort.
December 7, 2024 at 1:20 AM
cardiovascular risk factor.

It seemed like these stations are useful for self- monitoring because people with high BP were more likely to return for repeat BP checks.

But greater education or promotion is needed for some groups and in some areas because people from very remote areas, older
December 7, 2024 at 1:19 AM
SISU Health have health check stations in every state and territory of Australia. We analysed data from almost 1 million checks to understand who uses these stations, and where are they useful.

We found that 22% were probably hypertensive, with about half these having one or more additional
December 7, 2024 at 1:17 AM