Hypertension testing and treatment in Uganda and Kenya through the SEARCH study: An implementation fidelity and outcome evaluation.
David J HellerLaura B BalzerDhruv KaziEdwin D CharleboisDalsone KwarisiimaFlorence MwangwaVivek JainPrashant KotwaniGabriel ChamieCraig R CohenTamara D ClarkJames AyiekoDathan M ByonanabyeMaya PetersenMoses R KamyaDiane HavlirJames G KahnPublished in: PloS one (2020)
The SEARCH study's consistency in delivering screening and treatment services for HTN was generally high, but SEARCH could improve effectiveness in linking patients to care and achieving HTN control. Its model for implementing population-scale HTN testing and care through an existing HIV test-and-treat program-and protocol for evaluating the intervention's stepwise fidelity and care outcomes-may be adapted, strengthened, and scaled up for use across multiple resource-limited settings.
Keyphrases
- quality improvement
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- palliative care
- primary care
- blood pressure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- pain management
- systematic review
- mental health
- affordable care act
- chronic kidney disease
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- prognostic factors
- type diabetes
- hiv aids
- hiv testing
- hiv positive
- men who have sex with men
- skeletal muscle
- combination therapy
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- smoking cessation