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Nurse-Led Interventions for Hypertension: A Scoping Review With Implications for Evidence-Based Practice.

Lori A SpiesSusan Gerding BaderJackline G OpolloJennifer Gray
Published in: Worldviews on evidence-based nursing (2018)
This scoping review provides evidence from studies of nurse-led hypertension interventions in East Africa relevant to implementing or improving hypertension screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Nurses provide 80% of health care in East Africa, and nurse-led hypertension interventions are critically needed to ameliorate the significant hypertension-related increases in morbidity and mortality globally.
Keyphrases
  • blood pressure
  • healthcare
  • primary care
  • physical activity
  • mental health
  • arterial hypertension