Optimizing linkage and retention to hypertension care in rural Kenya (LARK hypertension study): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Trials

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Vedanthan, Rajesh ^a   Kamano, Jemima H ^b   Naanyu, Violet ^c   Delong, Allison K ^d   Were, Martin C ^e   Finkelstein, Eric A ^f   Menya, Diana ^c   Akwanalo, Constantine O ^c   Bloomfield, Gerald S ^g   Binanay, Cynthia A ^g   Velazquez, Eric J ^g   Hogan, Joseph W ^d   Horowitz, Carol R ^a   Inui, Thomas S ^e   Kimaiyo, Sylvester ^c   Fuster, Valentin ^a,h  

^a MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MOI TEACHING AND REFERRAL HOSPITAL   (Kenya)

^c MOI UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

^d BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CARDIOVASCULARES CNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community health workers; Cost effectiveness; Hypertension; Linkage to care; Retention in care; Smartphone technology; Tailored behavioral communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ELECTRONIC MEDICAL RECORD; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; KENYA; MASS COMMUNICATION; NON COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REINFORCEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WIRELESS COMMUNICATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BLACK PERSON; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COMMUNITY CARE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; METHODOLOGY; MOBILE PHONE; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PSYCHOLOGY; RURAL HEALTH CARE; TIME FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BLOOD PRESSURE; CELL PHONES; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; KENYA; MOTIVATIONAL INTERVIEWING; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84900001007     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17456215     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1745-6215-15-143     Document Type: Article

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