Open AccessDevelopment of a Smartphone‐Enabled Hypertension and Diabetes Mellitus Management Package to Facilitate Evidence‐Based Care Delivery in Primary Healthcare Facilities in India: The mPower Heart Project
Author(s) -
Ajay Vamadevan S.,
Jindal Devraj,
Roy Ambuj,
Venugopal Vidya,
Sharma Rakshit,
Pawar Abha,
Kinra Sanjay,
Tandon Nikhil,
Prabhakaran Dorairaj
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of the american heart association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494
H-Index - 85
ISSN - 2047-9980
DOI - 10.1161/jaha.116.004343
Subject(s) - medicine , blood pressure , diabetes mellitus , intervention (counseling) , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , nursing , endocrinology
The high burden of undetected and undertreated hypertension and diabetes mellitus is a major health challenge worldwide. The mPower Heart Project aimed to develop and test a feasible and scalable intervention for hypertension and diabetes mellitus by task-sharing with the use of a mobile phone-based clinical decision support system at Community Health Centers in Himachal Pradesh, India.