Primary care physician beliefs and practices regarding blood pressure measurement: results from BP-CHECK qualitative interviews

CONCLUSIONS: Our findings suggest that both additional physician education and training and investments in equipment and system-level processes are needed to increase the acceptance and utilization of out of office BP measurement for identification and treatment of hypertension. These changes are needed to improve ensure everyone in the U.S receive optimal care for hypertension.TRIAL REGISTRATION: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03130257 . Initial registration date: 4/21/2017.PMID:36698062 | PMC:PMC9874175 | DOI:10.1186/s12875-022-01950-1

Source: Primary Care - January 25, 2023 Category: Primary Care Authors: Clarissa Hsu Laurel Hansell Kelly Ehrlich Sean Munson Melissa Anderson Karen L Margolis Jennifer B McClure Yoshio N Hall Matthew Thompson Dwayne Joseph Beverly B Green Source Type: research