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January 1, 2018HLRP Health Literacy Research and PracticeOpen Access

Participation in the intervention resulted in improved blood pressure, numeracy, and psychological outcomes, with high satisfaction reported among the 11 participants who completed follow-up.

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Why the study?

Does a health literacy-focused intervention improve blood pressure and psychological outcomes in Spanish-speaking Latinos with uncontrolled hypertension?

Population

Spanish-speaking Latinos in Baltimore, MD, with uncontrolled high blood pressure (HBP), n=17

Design

Cohort

Follow-up

16 weeks

Authors

HHHae‐Ra HanSDSabianca DelvaRGRebeca Vergara Greeno

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Overview

Hypothesis-generating in small Latino cohort; larger randomized trials needed before practice change.

Structured PICO

Does a health literacy-focused intervention improve blood pressure and psychological outcomes in Spanish-speaking Latinos with uncontrolled hypertension?

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Population
Spanish-speaking Latinos in Baltimore, MD, with uncontrolled high blood pressure (HBP), n=17
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Intervention
Health literacy-focused HBP intervention consisting of four weekly group sessions for health literacy training combined with disease knowledge education in HBP management, followed by phone counseling and text messages for 3 months
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Outcome
Acceptability and preliminary efficacy (blood pressure, numeracy, and psychological outcomes) at 16 weekssurrogate

A health literacy-focused intervention including group sessions, phone counseling, and text messages may improve blood pressure and psychological outcomes in Spanish-speaking Latinos with uncontrolled hypertension.

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Han et al. (2018) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7ce66654044168e37bf686https://doi.org/10.3928/24748307-20180108-02
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