Journal of general internal medicine
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Evaluating the Impact of the Prime Time Sister Circles® Intervention on Reducing Depressive Symptoms Among African American Women with Uncontrolled Hypertension.
The Prime Time Sister Circles®, a randomized controlled trial (PTSC-RCT), assessed the impact of a community-based peer support program on hypertension management among African American women 40-75 years of age. While the PTSC-RCT was designed to evaluate changes in blood pressure control, subsequent sub-analyses revealed a high proportion of self-reported depressive symptoms in our sample. Accordingly, we conducted an ancillary investigation of the PTSC intervention on depression to ascertain its impact on reduced depressive symptoms in the study population. ⋯ Evidence suggests that the Prime Time Sister Circles® intervention reduced depressive symptoms among African American women with low socioeconomic status and hypertension.
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Randomized Controlled Trial
Reducing Disparities in No Show Rates Using Predictive Model-Driven Live Appointment Reminders for At-Risk Patients: a Randomized Controlled Quality Improvement Initiative.
Appointment no shows are prevalent in safety-net healthcare systems. The efficacy and equitability of using predictive algorithms to selectively add resource-intensive live telephone outreach to standard automated reminders in such a setting is not known. ⋯ In this randomized controlled quality improvement initiative, adding model-driven telephone outreach to standard automated reminders was associated with a significant reduction of in-person no show rates in a diverse primary care clinic. The initiative reduced no show disparities by predominantly improving access for Black patients.