Approach to antihypertensive adherence: A feasibility study on the use of student health coaches for uninsured hypertensive adults
LB Leung, AM Busch, S Nottage, N Arellano, E Glieberman, N B... Behavioral Medicine 2012
Despite pharmacologic advances, medication non-adherence continues to challenge primary care providers in blood pressure (BP) management. Medical, nursing and pharmacy students (n = 11) were recruited and trained as health coaches for uninsured, hypertensive patients (n = 25) of a free clinic in an uncontrolled open trial. Pre–post analys...