Reasons for poor blood pressure control in eastern sub-Saharan Africa: looking into 4P's (primary care, professional, patient, and public health policy) for improving …

MM Sorato, M Davari, A Kebriaeezadeh… - BMC cardiovascular …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Aim Hypertension control in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the worst (less than one
out of ten) when compared to the rest of the world. Therefore, this scoping review was …

[HTML][HTML] How behavior change strategies are used to design digital interventions to improve medication adherence and blood pressure among patients with …

K Etminani, A Tao Engström, C Göransson… - Journal of medical …, 2020 - jmir.org
Background Information on how behavior change strategies have been used to design
digital interventions (DIs) to improve blood pressure (BP) control or medication adherence …

Symptom experiences in hypertension: a mixed methods systematic review

CE Horne, LC Stayt, S Schutz, CM Smith… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Aim: Understanding patients' hypertension (HTN) symptoms can assist healthcare
professionals' awareness of individual, cultural, and behavioral responses and improve …

Cardiovascular disease prevention knowledge and associated factors among adults in Mukono and Buikwe districts in Uganda

R Ndejjo, F Nuwaha, H Bastiaens, RK Wanyenze… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background With the growing epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in sub-Saharan
Africa, behavioural change interventions are critical in supporting populations to achieve …

The nexus between adherence to recommended lifestyle behaviors and blood pressure control in hypertensive patients at Mutare Provincial Hospital, Zimbabwe: a …

SN Tozivepi, S Takawira, E Chikaka… - Patient preference …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Purpose To determine the association between the achievement of blood pressure (BP)
control and adherence to recommended lifestyle behaviors among hypertensive patients …

[HTML][HTML] Hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa: the current profile, recent advances, gaps, and priorities

LF Gafane-Matemane, A Craig, R Kruger… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - nature.com
Recent global and regional reports consistently confirm the high and increasing prevalence
of hypertension in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), with poor detection, treatment, and control …

Sociocultural perceptions of physical activity and dietary habits for hypertension control: voices from adults in a rural sub-district of South Africa

K Sekome, FX Gómez-Olivé, LB Sherar, DW Esliger… - BMC Public Health, 2024 - Springer
Background Over half of adults from rural South Africa are hypertensive. Apart from
pharmaceutical treatment, lifestyle changes such as increasing physical activity and …

Relationship Between Social Support and Clinical Outcomes: An Evaluation of Participant-Nominated Treatment Supporters in the HOPE 4 Intervention

A Drakos, T McCready, P Lopez-Jaramillo… - … Quality and Outcomes, 2024 - Am Heart Assoc
BACKGROUND: The HOPE 4 trial (Heart Outcomes Prevention and Evaluation 4)
investigated the effectiveness of a comprehensive, collaborative model of care, implemented …

Identification of patient-related, healthcare-related and knowledge-related factors associated with inadequate blood pressure control in outpatients: a cross-sectional …

O Horvat, T Halgato, A Stojšić-Milosavljević… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To determine rate of blood pressure (BP) control and to analyse patient-related,
medication-related and healthcare system-related factors associated with poor BP control in …

[HTML][HTML] Barriers and Facilitators to Risk Reduction of Cardiovascular Disease in Hypertensive Patients in Nigeria

J Adeola, F Obiezu, O Odukoya, U Igwilo… - Annals of Global …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the prevalence of hypertension is increasing due
to many factors like rapid population growth, globalization, stress, and urbanization. We …