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Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention

Clinical Decision-Support Systems (CDSS)

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends clinical decision-support systems (CDSS) for prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Evidence shows CDSS increase screening for CVD risk factors and improve practices for CVD-related preventive care services, clinical tests, and…

Interventions Engaging Community Health Workers

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends interventions that engage community health workers to prevent cardiovascular disease (CVD) among clients at increased risk. The CPSTF finds strong evidence of effectiveness for interventions that engage community health workers…

Interactive Digital Interventions for Blood Pressure Self-Management

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends the use of interactive digital interventions to improve blood pressure control in patients with high blood pressure. Intervention In these interventions, patients who have high blood pressure use digital devices…

Mobile Health (mHealth) Interventions for Treatment Adherence among Newly Diagnosed Patients

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends mobile health (mHealth) interventions to improve treatment adherence among patients recently diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. Included studies showed improvements in medication adherence, outpatient follow-up, and adherence to self-management goals. Intervention…

Tailored Pharmacy-based Interventions to Improve Medication Adherence

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends tailored pharmacy-based adherence interventions for cardiovascular disease prevention. Evidence shows interventions delivered by pharmacists in community and health system pharmacies increased the proportion of patients who reported taking medications as…

Team-Based Care to Improve Blood Pressure Control

Snapshot Summary of CPSTF Finding The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) recommends team-based care to improve patients’ blood pressure. Evidence shows team-based care increases the proportion of patients with controlled blood pressure and reduces systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure. Economic…

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