Some research provided robust analyses of the affected population s ’ health inequities and demonstrated how a task shifting intervention redressed those concerns .
Introduction Task shifting interventions have been implemented to improve health and address health inequities .
Little is known about how inequity and vulnerability are defined and measured in research on task shifting .
We conducted a systematic review to identify how inequity and vulnerability are identified , defined and measured in  task shifting research from high-income countries .
Underserved urban african american men: hypertension trial outcomes and mortality during 5 years.
BACKGROUND African American men with hypertension ( HTN ) in low socioeconomic urban environments continue to achieve poor rates of HTN control . METHODS In a 5-year r and omized clinical trial with 309 hypertensive urban African American men aged 21 to 54 years , the effectiveness of a more intensive educational/behavioral/pharmacologic intervention provided by a nurse practitioner/community health worker/physician team was compared to less intensive information and referral intervention . Changes in behavioral factors , health care utilization , blood pressure ( BP ) control , left ventricular hypertrophy ( LVH ) , and renal insufficiency were evaluated . RESULTS Follow-up rates exceeded 89 % of available men . The ranges of mean annual systolic BP/diastolic BP change from the baseline to each year follow-up were -3.7 to -10.1/-4.9 to -12.3 mm Hg for the more intensive group and + 3.4 to -3.0/-1.8 to -8.7 mm Hg for the less intensive group . The annual proportion of men with controlled BP ( < 140/90 mm Hg ) ranged from 17 % to 44 % in the more intensive group and 21 % to 36 % in the less intensive group . At 5 years the more intensive group had less LVH than the less intensive group and 17 % of the men were deceased primarily due to narcotic or alcohol intoxication ( 36 % ) and cardiovascular causes ( 19 % ) . CONCLUSIONS An appropriate educational/behavioral intervention significantly improved BP control and reduced some sequelae of HTN in a young African American male population . Improvement in risk factors other than HTN was limited and sustained control of HTN was difficult to maintain during 5 years
Some research provided robust analyses of the affected population s ’ health inequities and demonstrated how a task shifting intervention redressed those concerns .
Introduction Task shifting interventions have been implemented to improve health and address health inequities .
Little is known about how inequity and vulnerability are defined and measured in research on task shifting .
We conducted a systematic review to identify how inequity and vulnerability are identified , defined and measured in  task shifting research from high-income countries .