The family health worker.

Wise, Harold; Torrey, Ε. Fuller; McDade, Anne; Perry, Geraldine S.; Bograd, H

doi:10.2105/ajph.58.10.1828

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“…We combined articles about the same study 33,34 and added detail from reference lists. [51][52][53][54][55][56] Study designs included qualitative, quantitative (ie, randomized controlled trials, nonrandomized, or descriptive designs), and mixed methods. Most studies (24/30) scored moderate to high quality (MMAT ≥50%).…”

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Roles and Functions of Community Health Workers in Primary Care

et al. 2018

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Community health workers have potential to enhance primary care access and quality, but remain underutilized. To provide guidance on their integration, we characterized roles and functions of community health workers in primary care through a literature review and synthesis. Analysis of 30 studies identified 12 functions (ie, care coordination, health coaching, social support, health assessment, resource linking, case management, medication management, remote care, follow-up, administration, health education, and literacy support) and 3 prominent roles representing clusters of functions: clinical services, community resource connections, and health education and coaching. We discuss implications for community health worker training and clinical support in primary care.

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Roles and Functions of Community Health Workers in Primary Care

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] Diabetes mellitus is an appropriate illness for aide utilization because it is a common chronic disease with frequent preventable secondary complications,9 a major reported cause of disability among individuals over 45,10 and because adherence to the complex regimen" may be facilitated through learning in a home setting.…”

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A randomized study of the impact of home health aides on diabetic control and utilization patterns.

Hopper¹,

Miller²,

Birge³

et al. 1984

Am J Public Health

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Home health aides were offered to half of a group of 227 low-income diabetic clinic patients; in the group offered aides, fasting blood sugar (FBS) declined when compared to control group (10.1 mg/dl vs an increase of 5.1 mgldl), and missed clinic appointments and emergency room use also decreased. The group of 44, who, upon offer of an aide actually accepted one, showed a significant increase in eye clinic appointments as well as the greatest decline in FBS (13.9 mg/dl).

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“…Several projects have emphasized the development of new types of health workers. [4][5][6] Other programs in which nurses assumed nontraditional roles have focused in clinical specialty areas.7'8 Clinic-based projects using nurses in an expanded role in ambulatory services for chronically ill adults have been conducted at the Massachusetts General Hospital.9'10 However, systematic evaluation of patients' reactions and physicians' utilization patterns have not been done widely in any of these studies. The (Table 1).…”

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