2019
Community Health Workers Improve Linkage to Hypertension Care in Western Kenya
Vedanthan R, Kamano JH, DeLong AK, Naanyu V, Binanay CA, Bloomfield GS, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Finkelstein EA, Hogan JW, Horowitz CR, Inui TS, Menya D, Orango V, Velazquez EJ, Were MC, Kimaiyo S, Fuster V. Community Health Workers Improve Linkage to Hypertension Care in Western Kenya. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2019, 74: 1897-1906. PMID: 31487546, PMCID: PMC6788970, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2019.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntihypertensive AgentsBlood PressureBlood Pressure DeterminationCluster AnalysisCommunicationCommunity Health ServicesCommunity Health WorkersFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth PromotionHealth Services AccessibilityHealth Services ResearchHumansHypertensionKenyaMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedRisk FactorsSmartphoneSystoleTelemedicineConceptsCommunity health workersElevated blood pressureBlood pressureSystolic BPUsual careHealth workersHypertension careCovariate-adjusted mixed effects modelAverage overall followBaseline systolic BPHypertension care programCo-primary outcomesSystolic blood pressureSBP reductionHypertension controlOverall followSBP changeRisk factorsCare programLinkage of individualsCareMixed effects modelsGreater reductionMobile healthMortality
2014
Mobile health for non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature and strategic framework for research
Bloomfield GS, Vedanthan R, Vasudevan L, Kithei A, Were M, Velazquez EJ. Mobile health for non-communicable diseases in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of the literature and strategic framework for research. Globalization And Health 2014, 10: 49. PMID: 24927745, PMCID: PMC4064106, DOI: 10.1186/1744-8603-10-49.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica South of the SaharaChronic DiseaseGlobal HealthHealth Services ResearchHumansTelemedicineConceptsNon-communicable disease careDisease careNCD careSystematic reviewMHealth strategiesCochrane Central RegisterRetention of patientsSaharan AfricaNon-communicable diseasesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsEffectiveness of mHealthHealth system challengesWeb of ScienceCentral RegisterComparator armClinical endpointsClinical trialsInclusion criteriaExclusion criteriaInsufficient evidenceReporting ItemsEvidence gapsResultsOur searchMHealth modalities