Authors: Sean Duffy, Alejandro Chavez, Ian Stanley Arthur, Gabriella Lucia Ortiz, Alvaro Bermudez-Cañete, Pablo Nuñez-Perez, Elizabeth White, Valerie Aguilar, Juan Aguirre, Do Dang, Celina Sonia Perez Abaj, Yoselin Emelina Letona López, Rafael Tun, Taryn McGinn Valley
This pilot study tested whether community health workers in rural Guatemala could manage high blood pressure using a mobile phone app that guides treatment decisions. Over six months, most patients stayed in the program and attended their visits. Health workers’ treatment decisions closely matched those of supervising doctors, and patients’ blood pressure improved. The program was safe, and patients were satisfied. The results show that trained community health workers using simple digital tools can help manage hypertension in low-resource settings.
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Resource Topic: CHW programs, Hypertension, mHealth and Technology
Resource Type: Qualitative
Year: 2026
Region: North America (U.S. and Canada)
Country: Guatemala
Publisher May Restrict Access: No
