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Utilizing Mhealth To Increase Follow-Up In Latinx Adults With Hyperlipidemia., Jessica Raymond Richards
Utilizing Mhealth To Increase Follow-Up In Latinx Adults With Hyperlipidemia., Jessica Raymond Richards
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Background: Management of hyperlipidemia (HLD) is crucial to the prevention and management of cardiovascular disease cardiovascular disease (CVD), a leading cause of death in the United States (US) and Latinx adults (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2019). The main difficulty affecting monitoring of lipid levels in patients diagnosed with HLD is lack of adherence to follow-up appointments.
Purpose: The purpose of this Quality Improvement (QI) project is to evaluate the impact of culturally competent translated short message service (SMS) texts to increase adherence follow-up on a Latinx population served at the Kentucky Racing Services Health Center (KRSHC).
Intervention: …