Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review

Findings

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Full-text report (free)
Scientific Abstract

PubMed
Scientific Abstract

Publisher

Recency, quality and context of the findings

Last year literature searched

2016
Year Published

2017
Quality Rating

9/10 (AMSTAR rating from McMaster Health Forum)
Countries in which studies (included in the synthesis) were conducted

Thailand (2); Brazil (1); Indonesia (1); Iran (1); Pakistan (1); Philippines (1); USA (1)
Global/regional focus

Not yet available
Country focus

Thailand (2); Brazil (1); Indonesia (1); Iran (1); Pakistan (1); Philippines (1); USA (1)
Low - and middle-income country (LMIC) focus

A low- or middle-income country is the target of this document

Additional details about the research

Type of document

Systematic review of effects
Type of question

Effectiveness
Focus

Specific
Target

Health system
Priority Area

Not applicable
Health system topic(s)

Delivery arrangements
By whom care is provided
Skill mix - Role expansion or extension
Staff - Training
Implementation strategies
Provider-targeted strategy
Educational material
Educational meeting
Educational outreach visit
Theme

Optimal aging
Domain

Diseases
Non-communicable diseases
Cardiovascular disease
Sectors
Primary care
Providers
Lay/community health worker

Publication details

Citation

Abdel-All M, Putica B, Praveen D, Abimbola S, Joshi R. Effectiveness of community health worker training programmes for cardiovascular disease management in low-income and middle-income countries: A systematic review. BMJ Open. 2017;7(11):e015529.
DOI

10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015529

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