Recruiting Student Health Coaches to Improve Digital Blood Pressure Management: Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hypertension is a significant problem in the United States, affecting 1 in 3 adults aged above 18 years and is associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular disease and stroke. The prevalence of hypertension has increased in medically underserved areas (MUAs). Mobile health technologies, such as digital self-monitoring devices, have been shown to improve the management of chronic health conditions. However, patients from MUAs have reduced access to these devices because of limited resources and low health literacy. Health coaches and peer training programs are a potentially cost-effective solution for the shortage of physicians available to manage hypertension in MUAs. Activating young people as student health coaches (SHCs) is a promising strategy to improve communit

SUBMITTER: Vasti E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7479581 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature