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L A Spies1, R C Nanyonga2, F Nakaggwa2
1Baylor University Louise Herrington School of Nursing, Dallas, TX, USA.
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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