Task sharing with non-physician health-care workers for management of blood pressure in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis T N Anand, MPH, Linju Maria Joseph, MSc, A V Geetha, MSc, Prof Dorairaj Prabhakaran, MD, Panniyammakal Jeemon, PhD The Lancet Global Health Volume 7, Issue 6, Pages e761-e771 (June 2019) DOI: 10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30077-4 Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Literature search and article inclusion SMS=short messaging service. CHW=community health worker. CKD=chronic kidney disease. LMIC=low-income and middle-income country. CVD=cardiovascular disease. SBP=systolic blood pressure. DBP=diastolic blood pressure. RCT=randomised controlled trial. The Lancet Global Health 2019 7, e761-e771DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30077-4) Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Systolic blood pressure changes with task sharing compared with usual care The Lancet Global Health 2019 7, e761-e771DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30077-4) Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Diastolic blood pressure changes with task sharing compared with usual care The Lancet Global Health 2019 7, e761-e771DOI: (10.1016/S2214-109X(19)30077-4) Copyright © 2019 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an Open Access article under the CC BY 4.0 license Terms and Conditions