Question Previous Control Book Education-oriented Control Book p value
Compensation for limited consultation time 3.0 ± 0.00 4.0 ± 0.00 0.053
Content about hypertension 2.6 ± 0.55 3.4 ± 0.55 0.058
Increasing patient’s compliance of routine control 2.8 ± 0.45 3.4 ± 0.55 0.093
Increasing patient’s compliance of adherence to medication 2.8 ± 0.45 3.2 ± 0.45 0.180
Tracking patient’s medical history 2.8 ± 1.10 3.6 ± 0.55 0.166
Practicability for patient 3.4 ± 0.89 3.2 ± 0.45 0.488
Practicability for clinic 3.4 ± 0.55 3.4 ± 0.55 1.00
Appropriateness with patients’ characteristics 2.8 ± 0.45 3.6 ± 0.55 0.042
Impact in prevention of hypertension’s complications 2.6 ± 0.55 3.4 ± 0.55 0.058
Needing for improvements 3.0 ± 0.00 3.0 ± 0.00 1.000
Total 29.2± 1.64 34.2± 1.64 <0.001
Table 1: Comparisons of questionnaires mean scores between previous control book and education-oriented control book