Nurse-led intervention lowers blood pressure in HIV patients

A study published recently in JAMA Network Open found a nurse-led intervention resulted in lower cholesterol and blood pressure for HIV patients. The authors conclude implementing similar prevention programs in academic HIV clinics could lead to fewer cardiovascular events. The randomized trial involved 297 patients with HIV receiving care at three U.S. academic HIV clinics. A prevention nurse gave patients in the intervention group blood-pressure-monitoring guidance and blood pressure and cholesterol management information at four in-person visits over a 12-month period and in telephone check-ins. The nurse gave control-group participants general prevention education sessions at each of the four in-person visits. The authors note nurse-led case management could be helpful for managing other primary care conditions in HIV clinics. (JAMA Network Open article, 3/5/24)