Healthy Heart, Healthy Family: A Community Health Worker's Manual for the Filipino Community

Session 12 Handout Clinical Measures and Followup Form

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FOR INTERNAL USE ONLY (For Strategy 3)

Participant identification (ID) number:

Name of person completing the form:

Community Health Worker identification (ID) number:

Project Location: Clinic

Participant Information

1. Today's date ( MM / DD / YYYY ):
2. Age (in years):
3. Gender: Male, Female
4. Do you consider yourself Latino or Hispanic? Yes, No
5. Which race do you consider yourself to be? Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, White
6. Place of birth: City, State, Country
   If your place of birth is in the Philippines, the city is located in the:
   1. Northern Philippines
   2. Central Philippines
   3. Southern Philippines
   4. N/A
7. Time living in the United States: Years, Months
8. Preferred Language: English, Spanish, Both
9. Have you been told by a health care professional that you have diabetes? Yes, No, Don't know

10. Blood Cholesterol

    Question	Baseline	6 Months After Baseline	12 Months After Baseline
    Date
    Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have high blood cholesterol? Yes, No
    Are you on medication? Yes, No
    Total (mg/dL)
    LDL (mg/dL)
    HDL (mg/dL)
    Triglycerides (mg/dL)

11. Blood Pressure

    Question	Baseline	6 Months After Baseline	12 Months After Baseline
    Date
    Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have prehypertension? Yes, No
    Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have high blood pressure? Yes, No
    Are you on medication? Yes, No
    Average of two readings: Systolic (mmHg)
    Diastolic (mmHg)

12. Diabetes

    Question	Baseline	6 Months After Baseline	12 Months After Baseline
    Date
    Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have prediabetes? Yes, No
    Have you ever been told by a doctor or other health professional that you have high blood glucose? Yes, No
    Are you on medication? Yes, No
    Hb A1C (%)
    Blood Glucose Level (fasting)

13. Overweight and obesity

    Question	Baseline	6 Months After Baseline	12 Months After Baseline
    Date
    Weight (pounds or kilograms)
    Height (feet and inches or meters and centimeters)
    Body Mass Index (BMI)
    Waist Measure (inches or centimeters)

14. Medication (If the patient is on medication[s], ask the question below.)

    Question	Baseline	6 Months After Baseline	12 Months After Baseline
    Date
    Do you take your medication as prescribed by the doctor? Yes, No

15. If the answer to question 14 is “no,” please ask the patient: “Can you tell me why you are not taking your medication?” (Based on the patient's response, please check all the answers that apply.)

    Questions about Medications

    Question	Baseline	6 Months After Baseline	12 Months After Baseline
    Date
    a. I believe that taking medication every day is not good for me. Yes, No
    b. I forget to take my medication. Yes, No
    c. I did not understand what the doctor told me. Yes, No
    d. I stopped taking the medication when I felt better. Yes, No
    e. I feel sick when I take the medication. Yes, No
    f. I do not have anyone to help me. Yes, No
    g. I do not have money to buy the medication. Yes, No
    h. Other reason (please specify):

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Information on this page is taken from the English print version of “Healthy Heart, Healthy Family: A Community Health Worker's Manual.” U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart Lung and Blood Institute, NIH Publication No. 08-3674, Originally Printed 1999, Revised May 2008.

Last Updated March 2012