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. 2021 Jun 22;19(2):2300. doi: 10.18549/PharmPract.2021.2.2300

Table 3. A summary of the interventions and tools used to provide or measure social support.

Ref Social support evaluation tools Social support interventions
22 A questionnaire- Health Beliefs Model (HBM) constructs: perceived barriers and benefits Not applicable
30 Not applicable Engaging family members in the treatment plan
8 A questionnaire- Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS) Not applicable
27 A questionnaire- Living with a family member or not Not applicable
24 Not applicable (1) A family member was designated as a supervisor; (2) trained the supervisor and educated them about hypertension, treatment, and side effects; (3) designated the supervisor as a reminder for the patient to take the medications and measure blood pressure
10 A questionnaire - Most available source of social support Not applicable
21 A questionnaire - Perceived Social Support Family Scale (PSS-FS) Not applicable
26 Not applicable A family member was designated to support adherence behavior, and provided educational information to patients
23 Not applicable (1) Educated peers about hypertension, health in general , medications, diet and excercises; (2) Designated them as leaders for patients
25 A questionnaire- Multidimensional Perceived Social Support Scale (MSPSS) Not applicable
28 A questionnaire- Enhancing Recovery in Coronary Heart Disease Social Support Inventory Not applicable
29 Not applicable Pharmacists support by providing intensified hypertension management and drug adherence counseling to patients in the intervention group
31 Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support Not applicable
32 A questionnaire to report receiving family supoport Not applicable