ABSTRACT
Barriers to blood pressure control exist at the patient, physician, and system levels. We review the current evidence for interventions that target patient- and physician-related barriers, such as patient education, home blood pressure monitoring, and computerized decision-support systems for physicians, and we emphasize the need for more studies that address the effectiveness of these interventions in African American patients.
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- Taiye Odedosu, MD,
- Antoinette Schoenthaler, EdD,
- Dorice L. Vieira, MLS, MPH, MA,
- Charles Agyemang, PhD and
- Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD⇑
- Bellevue Adult Primary Care Practice, Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY
- Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Division of General Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
- NYU Langone Medical Center, New York University Health Sciences Library, New York, NY
- Amsterdam Medical Center, Department of Social Medicine, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Division of General Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
- ADDRESS:
Gbenga Ogedegbe, MD, Center for Healthful Behavior Change, Division of General Internal Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, 227 East 30th Street, New York, NY 10016; e-mail: olugbenga.ogedegbe{at}nyumc.org.
ABSTRACT
Barriers to blood pressure control exist at the patient, physician, and system levels. We review the current evidence for interventions that target patient- and physician-related barriers, such as patient education, home blood pressure monitoring, and computerized decision-support systems for physicians, and we emphasize the need for more studies that address the effectiveness of these interventions in African American patients.
- Copyright © 2012 The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. All Rights Reserved.