Home-Based Care for Hypertension in Rural South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Poorly controlled hypertension is a common problem worldwide, particularly in low-resource settings.

Methods

We conducted an open-label, randomized, controlled trial of a home-based model of hypertension care in South Africa. Adults with hypertension were assigned to receive home-based care, which consisted of patient monitoring of blood pressure, home visits from a community health worker (CHW) for data collection and medication delivery, and remote nurse-led decision making supported by a mobile application (CHW group); enhanced home-based care, which consisted of the same intervention but with blood-pressure machines transmitting readings automatically (enhanced CHW group); or standard care with clinic-based management (standard-care group). The primary outcome

SUBMITTER: Siedner MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12412915 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature