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SUBMITTER: Han HR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4510831 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Han Hae-Ra HR Kim Jiyun J Kim Kim B KB Jeong Seonghee S Levine David D Li Chunyu C Song Heejung H Kim Miyong T MT
Patient education and counseling 20091130 1
<h4>Objective</h4>Nurse telephone counseling can improve the management of chronic conditions, but the effectiveness of this approach in underserved populations is unclear. This study evaluated the use of bilingual nurse-delivered telephone counseling in Korean Americans (KAs) participating in a community-based intervention trial to improve management of hypertension.<h4>Methods</h4>KAs were randomized to receive 12 months of hypertension-related telephone counseling that was more intensive (bi- ...[more]