Why the study?
Can non-physician health-care workers reliably assess and manage cardiovascular risk in primary care using the WHO Cardiovascular Risk Management Package compared to expert physicians?
Population
649 paired applications of the WHO Cardiovascular Risk Management Package protocol in typical primary…
Comparison
Assessment and management of cardiovascular risk… vs Assessment and management by 'expert' physicians
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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May support NPHW-led CV risk assessment in primary care; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before practice change.
Can non-physician health-care workers reliably assess and manage cardiovascular risk in primary care using the WHO Cardiovascular Risk Management Package compared to expert physicians?
Non-physician health-care workers can reliably assess and manage cardiovascular risk in primary care using the WHO package, offering a scalable solution for areas lacking attending physicians.
Dele Abegunde (2007) studied this question.
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