Structured Lifestyle Modification Interventions Involving Frontline Health Workers for Population‐Level Blood Pressure Reduction: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in India (DISHA Study)

Structured Lifestyle Modification Interventions Involving Frontline Health Workers for Population‐Level Blood Pressure Reduction: Results of a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in India (DISHA Study)

Background Population‐wide reduction in mean blood pressure is proposed as a key strategy for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease. We evaluated the effectiveness of a task‐sharing strategy involving frontline health workers in the primary prevention of elevated blood pressure. Methods and R...

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Main Authors: Dimple Kondal, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Sathyaprakash Manimunda, Gitanjali Narayanan, Anil Jacob Purty, Prakash Chand Negi, Sulaiman Sadruddin Ladhani, Jyoti Sanghvi, Kuldeep Singh, Ajit Deshpande, Nidhi Sobti, Gurudayal Singh Toteja, Dorairaj Prabhakaran
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
cardiovascular disease
high blood pressure
hypertension
India
systolic blood pressure
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.023526

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