Key result
HEARTS implementation across 371 centers reveals political support as key and health system segmentation as a barrier.
Why the study?
To map the developmental stages, barriers, and facilitators to the implementation of the HEARTS in the Americas Initiative across primary health care centers in participating countries.
A systematic approach to implementing the HEARTS initiative, addressing specific barriers and leveraging facilitators like political support, can enhance equity, efficiency, and sustainability in population hypertension control.
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Supports incorporating political and system factors into HEARTS planning; leaves open optimal approaches for equitable hypertension control.
Giraldo et al. (2021) studied Cardiovascular diseases and hypertension (n=371). HEARTS in the Americas Initiative was evaluated on Developmental stages, barriers, and facilitators to implementation. Mapping the implementation of the HEARTS initiative across 371 primary care centers in 12 countries identified political support as a key facilitator and health system segmentation as a major barrier.