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Nurse‐led interventions in the interim: waiting on universal health coverage
Author(s) -
Spies L.A.,
Nanyonga R.C.,
Nakaggwa F.
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international nursing review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.84
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1466-7657
pISSN - 0020-8132
DOI - 10.1111/inr.12558
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , interim , medicine , nursing , nursing interventions classification , intervention (counseling) , archaeology , history
Aim The aim of the study was to test a nurse‐led intervention to enhance lifestyle modification and improve hypertension outcomes. Background Hypertension is the leading modifiable contributor to non‐communicable disease morbidity and mortality affecting more than 25% of adults in Uganda. Methods A mixed‐method study was conducted to evaluate nurse‐led interventions for hypertension. Group education and support with text message follow‐up was the bundled interventions implemented in an outpatient clinical setting. Conclusion and implications The statistically favourable outcomes of the nurse‐led interventions support a cost‐effective approach to, with policy support, sustainably improve practice outcomes.