Evaluation of Implementation of the HEARTS Initiative in a Rural Community in Venezuela, 2023/Evaluacion de la implementacion de la iniciativa HEARTS en una comunidad rural de Venezuela, 2023/Avaliacao da implementacao da iniciativa HEARTS em uma comunidade rural da Venezuela, 2023

• Published in: Revista panamericana de salud pública 2024-06, Vol.48
• Main Authors: Duran, Maritza, Ugel, Eunice, Ojeda-Casares, Hector, Bonelli, Andrea, Saglimbeni, Manuela, Rodriguez Araque, Elio, Gonzalez Chonchol, Corina, Yniguez, Alejandra, Gonzalez, Cesar, Ramos, Diego, Rivera, Edgar
• Format: Article
• Language: Spanish
• ISSN: 1020-4989
• DOI: 10.26633/RPSP.2024.53

Objective. To evaluate the implementation of HEARTS strategies in a community in the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. Methods. Quasi-experimental study evaluating the cascade of care, driving factors, and maturity and performance indicators four months after implementation of the HEARTS initiative in 52 patients with high blood pressure (BP) in the community of La Marroquina. The data were processed using SPSS[R] Statistics, version 25.0. Student's t-distribution and chi-square tests were applied to determine statistical significance. Results. Fifty patients, 63.5% of them with a low educational level and low or very low socioeconomic status, completed the four-month monitoring period. At baseline, 11.5% had controlled BP and 40.4% initiated monotherapy. By the fourth month, 100% of patients with high BP had been diagnosed, 92% had received treatment, and 52% had achieved control of their BP. Seventy-two percent were receiving combined therapy. Seventy percent of the hypertensive individuals maintained blood pressure levels