Study protocol of EMPOWER Participatory Action Research (EMPOWER-PAR): A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial of multifaceted chronic disease management strategies to improve diabetes and hypertension outcomes in primary care

Background: Chronic disease management presents enormous challenges to the primary care workforce because of the rising epidemic of cardiovascular risk factors. The chronic care model was proven effective in improving chronic disease outcomes in developed countries, but there is little evidence of i...

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Main Authors: Abdul-Hamid, H. (Author), Abdul-Rahman, T.H (Author), Abdul-Rahman, Y.R (Author), Abdul-Razak, S. (Author), Ariffin, F. (Author), Bujang, M.-A (Author), Chan, C.W (Author), Chew, B.-H (Author), Daud, M.H (Author), Haniff, J. (Author), Ismail, M. (Author), Lakshmanan, S. (Author), Lee, V.K.M (Author), Low, W.H.H (Author), Mat-Nasir, N. (Author), Mazapuspavina, M.-Y (Author), Miskan, M. (Author), Ng, K.K (Author), Ramli, A.S (Author), Selvarajah, S. (Author), Shafie, A.A (Author), Stanley-Ponniah, J.P (Author), Tong, S.F (Author)
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Language:English
Published: BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
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