Non-physician health workers for improving adherence to medications and healthy lifestyle following acute coronary syndrome: 24-month follow-up study

Non-physician health workers for improving adherence to medications and healthy lifestyle following acute coronary syndrome: 24-month follow-up study

Objective: To evaluate usefulness of non-physician health workers (NPHW) to improve adherence to medications and lifestyles following acute coronary syndrome (ACS). Methods: We randomized 100 patients at hospital discharge following ACS to NPHW intervention (n = 50) or standard care (n = 50) in an o...

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Main Authors: Krishna Kumar Sharma, Rajeev Gupta, Mukul Mathur, Vishnu Natani, Sailesh Lodha, Sanjeeb Roy, Denis Xavier
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-11-01
Series:Indian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Secondary prevention
Acute coronary event
Community health worker
Developing countries
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0019483216300062

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