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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Contemp Clin Trials. 2016 Jul 12;50:5–15. doi: 10.1016/j.cct.2016.07.009

Table 1.

Summary of Differences in Intervention Resource Levels

Attributes Resource Level
Low* Medium High
Delivered by Licensed Practical Nurse
(LPN)
Registered Nurse (RN) Pharmacist
Key clinician attributes
  • Able to follow directions of higher level clinicians per protocol

  • May not do clinical assessments

  • Can use clinical judgment to answer clinical questions and provide related assistance to patients

  • Can do clinical nursing assessments

  • Can prescribe medication

  • Trained in medication management

  • Can provide clinical assessments of patients

Behavioral call frequency Every two months Monthly Monthly
Modules activated by
telephone calls will be
tailored to patient
No Yes Yes
Clinician trained in
motivational interviewing
No Yes Yes
Home BP monitoring Not part of intervention Yes Yes
Pharmaceutical
management
No No Yes
*

The control arm for the study is delivery of the LPN / low intensity calls as described.