The overall quality of evidence based on GRADE criteria was moderate for systolic blood pressure , but low for diastolic blood pressure .
INTERPRETATION Task-sharing interventions are effective in reducing blood pressure .
BACKGROUND Task sharing for the management of hypertension could be useful for understaffed and re source -poor health systems .
We assessed the effectiveness of task-sharing interventions in improving blood pressure control among adults in low-income and middle-income countries .
Evaluation of the effect of motivational interviewing counselling on hypertension care.
OBJECTIVE This study tests the effectiveness of motivational interviewing compared with the usual care for Chinese hypertensive patients . METHODS A r and omised controlled trial was used . One hundred and twenty eligible participants were r and omly assigned to either the control group ( usual care group ) or the intervention group ( motivational interviewing group ) . RESULTS The results of this study demonstrated that the total scores and the mean scores for each dimension of the adherence question naire were increased in the intervention group ( P<0.05 ) , and the systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure of the hypertensive patients greatly decreased in the intervention group during the six months of the motivational interviewing counselling ( P<0.05 ) . CONCLUSION The application of motivational interviewing for hypertensive patients is a promising approach for sustaining the clinical benefits of adherence behaviour . PRACTICE IMPLICATION S Motivational interviewing should be provided to hypertensive patients at hospitals and community health centres to assist patients in controlling their BP and to enhance treatment adherence . A series of training courses on the motivational interviewing technique should be provided to nurses
The overall quality of evidence based on GRADE criteria was moderate for systolic blood pressure , but low for diastolic blood pressure .
INTERPRETATION Task-sharing interventions are effective in reducing blood pressure .
BACKGROUND Task sharing for the management of hypertension could be useful for understaffed and re source -poor health systems .
We assessed the effectiveness of task-sharing interventions in improving blood pressure control among adults in low-income and middle-income countries .