Publications by authors named "Eno-Obong Udoh"
Self-Monitoring With Coping Skills and Lifestyle Education for Hypertension Control in Primary Care.
J Clin Hypertens (Greenwich)
December 2024
Article Synopsis
- A 6-week program combining self-monitoring, coping skills, and lifestyle education was studied to help patients with uncontrolled hypertension improve their blood pressure and overall health.
- The program involved tracking emotions, behaviors, and blood pressure, along with educational support from healthcare providers and therapists through shared medical appointments.
- Results showed significant improvements in systolic blood pressure and hypertension control, highlighting the benefits of self-awareness and peer support, but also revealed challenges like time constraints, especially for low-income patients who were less represented in the study.
Introduction: Lay advisor interventions improve hypertension outcomes; however, the added benefits and relevant factors for their widespread implementation into health systems are unknown. We performed a systematic review to: (1) summarize the benefits of adding lay advisors to interventions on hypertension outcomes, and (2) summarize factors associated with successful implementation in health systems using the Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) framework.
Methods: We systematically searched several databases, including Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycINFO from January 1981 to May 2023.