ArticleJournal of research in pharmacy practice
Empowering Hypertensive Patients in South Africa to Improve Their Disease Management: A Pharmacist-Led Intervention.
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- Assessing implementation outcomes from studies addressing medication adherence for hypertension management in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Roles and barriers of community pharmacy professionals in the prevention and management of noncommunicable diseases in Ethiopia: a systematic review.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Health promotion interventions for the control of hypertension in Africa, a systematic scoping review from 2011 to 2021.PloS one · 2021Pooled it
- A formative evaluation of potential barriers and facilitators to inform effective implementation of a community-based hypertension care program in rural South Africa: The IMPACT-BP trial.SSM - health systems · 2025Article
- Pharmacy-based non-communicable diseases screening has high potential for reach: lessons from Rwanda.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Task shifting roles, interventions and outcomes for kidney and cardiovascular health service delivery among African populations: a scoping review.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Public Health Interventions Delivered by Pharmacy Professionals in Low- and Middle-Income Countries in Africa: A Systematic Scoping Review.Pharmacy (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Factors influencing treatment adherence in hypertension and HIV management in South Africa: A comparative literature review.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2022Review
- Suboptimal control for patients with type 2 diabetes in the Central Chronic Medicine Dispensing programme in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2021Article
- The Current Situation Regarding Long-Acting Insulin Analogues Including Biosimilars Among African, Asian, European, and South American Countries; Findings and Implications for the Future.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- Perceptions, Expectations, and Experience of Physicians About Pharmacists and Pharmaceutical Care Services in Pakistan: Findings and Implications.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2021Article
- Knowledge, attitudes and practices of health care professionals towards adverse drug reaction reporting in public sector primary health care facilities in a South African district.European journal of clinical pharmacology · 2020Article
- Review of Ongoing Activities and Challenges to Improve the Care of Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Across Africa and the Implications for the Future.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2020Review
- Medicines Availability among Hypertensive Patients in Primary Health Care Facilities in a Rural Province in South Africa: Findings and Implications.Journal of research in pharmacy practiceArticle
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Abstract
objectiveUncontrolled hypertension negatively impacts on mortality. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of a pharmacist-led patient counseling and education model to empower hypertensive patients on chronic medication.
methodsThis was an operational research project with a quasi-experimental design including an intervention group (55 patients) and a control group (31 patients) of chronic hypertensive patients. The data were collected with interview-administered questionnaires, and were analyzed using SAS
findingsA 34.7% improvement was observed in patients' understanding of what normal blood pressure (BP) is in the intervention group compared to the control group (
conclusionA pharmacist-led patient counseling and education model can help improve patients' hypertension knowledge and BP control. These should increasingly become routine, aiming to improve chronic disease management.
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