Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria
The burden of stroke is on the rise in Nigeria. A multi-faceted strategy is essential for reducing this growing burden and includes promoting medication adherence, optimizing traditional biomarker risk targets (blood pressure, cholesterol) and encouraging beneficial lifestyle practices. Successful i...
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doaj-5aac8dedff22483cb1fa89413631389f2020-11-24T22:26:14ZengElseviereNeurologicalSci2405-65022016-09-014C101410.1016/j.ensci.2016.04.003Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in NigeriaOyedunni S. Arulogun0Samantha Hurst1Mayowa O. Owolabi2Rufus O. Akinyemi3Ezinne Uvere4Raelle Saulson5Bruce Ovbiagele6Department of Health Promotion and Education, University of Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Family and Preventive Medicine, University of California, San Diego, CA, United StatesDepartment of Medicine, University of Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, Federal Medical Center, Abeokuta, NigeriaDepartment of Medicine, University of Ibadan, NigeriaDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United StatesDepartment of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, United StatesThe burden of stroke is on the rise in Nigeria. A multi-faceted strategy is essential for reducing this growing burden and includes promoting medication adherence, optimizing traditional biomarker risk targets (blood pressure, cholesterol) and encouraging beneficial lifestyle practices. Successful implementation of this strategy is challenged by inadequate patient health literacy, limited patient/medical system resources, and lack of a coordinated interdisciplinary treatment approach. Moreover, the few interventions developed to improve medical care in Nigeria have generally been aimed at physicians (primarily) and nurses (secondarily) with minimal input from other key health care providers, and limited contributions from patients, caregivers, and the community itself. The Tailored Hospital-based Risk Reduction to Impede Vascular Events after Stroke (THRIVES) study is assessing the efficacy of a culturally sensitive multidimensional intervention for controlling blood pressure in recent stroke survivors. A key component of the intervention development process was the constitution of a project task force comprising various healthcare providers and administrators. This paper describes the unique experience in Sub-Saharan Africa of utilizing of an interdisciplinary Task force to facilitate the development of the multipronged behavioral intervention aimed at enhancing stroke outcomes in a low-middle income country.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405650216300181Task forceCulturally sensitive multipronged toolTHRIVESSub-Saharan AfricaStroke prevention |
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Oyedunni S. Arulogun Samantha Hurst Mayowa O. Owolabi Rufus O. Akinyemi Ezinne Uvere Raelle Saulson Bruce Ovbiagele Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria eNeurologicalSci Task force Culturally sensitive multipronged tool THRIVES Sub-Saharan Africa Stroke prevention |
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Oyedunni S. Arulogun Samantha Hurst Mayowa O. Owolabi Rufus O. Akinyemi Ezinne Uvere Raelle Saulson Bruce Ovbiagele |
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Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria |
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Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria |
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Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria |
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Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria |
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Experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in Nigeria |
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experience of using an interdisciplinary task force to develop a culturally sensitive multipronged tool to improve stroke outcomes in nigeria |
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eNeurologicalSci |
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2016-09-01 |
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The burden of stroke is on the rise in Nigeria. A multi-faceted strategy is essential for reducing this growing burden and includes promoting medication adherence, optimizing traditional biomarker risk targets (blood pressure, cholesterol) and encouraging beneficial lifestyle practices. Successful implementation of this strategy is challenged by inadequate patient health literacy, limited patient/medical system resources, and lack of a coordinated interdisciplinary treatment approach. Moreover, the few interventions developed to improve medical care in Nigeria have generally been aimed at physicians (primarily) and nurses (secondarily) with minimal input from other key health care providers, and limited contributions from patients, caregivers, and the community itself. The Tailored Hospital-based Risk Reduction to Impede Vascular Events after Stroke (THRIVES) study is assessing the efficacy of a culturally sensitive multidimensional intervention for controlling blood pressure in recent stroke survivors. A key component of the intervention development process was the constitution of a project task force comprising various healthcare providers and administrators. This paper describes the unique experience in Sub-Saharan Africa of utilizing of an interdisciplinary Task force to facilitate the development of the multipronged behavioral intervention aimed at enhancing stroke outcomes in a low-middle income country. |
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Task force Culturally sensitive multipronged tool THRIVES Sub-Saharan Africa Stroke prevention |
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