Feasibility of deploying community health workers to assist with health-related social needs and hypertension in community care clinics.

• Tác giả: Henry Bundy, Iris Cheng, Nancy Denizard-Thompson, Sara R Kinny, Rohan Mahabaleshwarkar, Jessica McCutcheon, Deepak Palakshappa, Selina Quinones, Brian Robusto, Yhenneko J Taylor
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 344.044 *Mental health services and services to substance abusers
• Thông tin xuất bản: England : Journal of clinical and translational science , 2025
• Bộ sưu tập: NCBI
• ID: 746843

Tóm tắt

We conducted a pilot study of implementing community health workers (CHWs) to assist patients with hypertension and social needs. As part of clinical care, patients identified as having an unmet need were referred to a CHW. We evaluated changes in blood pressure and needs among 35 patients and conducted interviews to understand participants' experiences. Participants had a mean age of 54.1 years and 29 were Black. Twenty-six completed follow-up. Blood pressure and social needs improved from baseline to 6 months. Participants reported being accepting of CHWs, but also challenges with establishing a relationship with a CHW and being unclear about their role.