L A Spies1, R C Nanyonga2, F Nakaggwa2. 1. Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, TX, USA. 2. Clarke International University, Kampala, Uganda.
Abstract
AIM: The aim of the study was to test a nurse-led intervention to enhance lifestyle modification and improve hypertension outcomes. BACKGROUND: Hypertension is the leading modifiable contributor to non-communicable disease morbidity and mortality affecting more than 25% of adults in Uganda. METHODS: A mixed-method study was conducted to evaluate nurse-led interventions for hypertension. Group education and support with text message follow-up was the bundled interventions implemented in an outpatient clinical setting. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The statistically favourable outcomes of the nurse-led interventions support a cost-effective approach to, with policy support, sustainably improve practice outcomes.
AIM: The aim of the study was to test a nurse-led intervention to enhance lifestyle modification and improve hypertension outcomes. BACKGROUND:Hypertension is the leading modifiable contributor to non-communicable disease morbidity and mortality affecting more than 25% of adults in Uganda. METHODS: A mixed-method study was conducted to evaluate nurse-led interventions for hypertension. Group education and support with text message follow-up was the bundled interventions implemented in an outpatient clinical setting. CONCLUSION AND IMPLICATIONS: The statistically favourable outcomes of the nurse-led interventions support a cost-effective approach to, with policy support, sustainably improve practice outcomes.
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