Effectiveness of Community Health Workers in Hypertension Adherence

Effectiveness of Community Health Workers in Hypertension Adherence: a Community Intervention in Elderly Patients

A community intervention in elderly hypertension patients by Community Health Workers in order to improve patients adherence to treatment

Inclusion Criteria:

• All patients aged 60 years and older who had been diagnosed with hypertension for more than 3 months at the time of the study were eligible for inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

• People who are not able to answer interviews or have mental illnesses.
• Those who, after being interviewed, re-confirmed that they did not have a diagnosis of hypertension from a medical facility.