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Andrea Beratarrechea

Researcher at National Scientific and Technical Research Council

Publications -  37
Citations -  911

Andrea Beratarrechea is an academic researcher from National Scientific and Technical Research Council. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Health care. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 30 publications receiving 692 citations. Previous affiliations of Andrea Beratarrechea include Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires.

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The Impact of Mobile Health Interventions on Chronic Disease Outcomes in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review

TL;DR: M-health positively impacted on chronic disease outcomes, improving attendance rates, clinical outcomes, and HRQoL, and was cost-effective, showing a positive impact on chronic diseases in LMIC.
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Effect of a Community Health Worker-Led Multicomponent Intervention on Blood Pressure Control in Low-Income Patients in Argentina: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

TL;DR: Low-income patients in Argentina with uncontrolled hypertension who participated in a community health worker–led multicomponent intervention experienced a greater decrease in systolic and diastolic BP than did patients who received usual care over 18 months.
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Effectiveness of an mHealth intervention to improve the cardiometabolic profile of people with prehypertension in low-resource urban settings in Latin America: a randomised controlled trial

TL;DR: The mHealth-based intervention did not result in a change in blood pressure that differed from usual care, but was associated with a small reduction in bodyweight and some dietary habits, which signals potential opportunities for larger effects from similar interventions in low-resource settings.
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Design and Multi-Country Validation of Text Messages for an mHealth Intervention for Primary Prevention of Progression to Hypertension in Latin America

TL;DR: The importance of developing and validating a package of simple, preventative SMS text messages, grounded in evidence and theory, across three different Latin American countries with active engagement of end users is highlighted.
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Comprehensive Approach for Hypertension Control in Low-Income Populations: Rationale and Study Design for the Hypertension Control Program in Argentina

TL;DR: Interventions to improve hypertension management are summarized and the rationale and study design for a cluster randomized trial testing whether a comprehensive intervention program within a national public primary care system will improve hypertension control among uninsured hypertensive men and women and their families are described.