Table 3.
Community health workers’ feedback from site training and initiation of study (N=11).
| Community health workers’ excerpts | Strongly disagree, n (%) | Disagree, n (%) | Neutral, n (%) | Agree, n (%) | Strongly agree, n (%) | |
| Uptake of knowledge | ||||||
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I now have a good understanding of my role in the DREAM-GLOBALa study | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (36) | 7 (64) |
| Uptake of skills | ||||||
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I feel confident that I will be able to explain DREAM-GLOBAL to community members | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 4 (36) | 5 (46) |
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I feel confident in how to use the Manual of Operations for screening and enrolling patients | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (64) | 4 (36) |
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I feel confident in how to identify, enroll, and register participants into the study | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 5 (46) | 4 (36) |
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I feel confident in using Canadian Hypertension Education Program (Hypertension Canada) guidelines to take and assess blood pressure readings | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 6 (54) | 5 (46) |
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I feel confident that I will be able to take and submit blood pressure readings using the BlackBerry device | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (9) | 6 (55) | 4 (36) |
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I feel that I know how to use the safety protocols and process for submitting case report forms | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 8 (73) | 3 (27) |
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This training was a good way to exchange information and learn about the DREAM-GLOBAL study | 1 (9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (18) | 8 (73) |
aDREAM-GLOBAL: Diagnosing hypertension—Engaging Action and Management in Getting Lower Blood Pressure in Indigenous and low- and middle-income countries.