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A Brief, Multifaceted, Generic Intervention to Improve Blood Pressure Control and Reduce Disparities Had Little
Nancy R Kressin1, Judith A Long2, Mark E Glickman3
1Boston VA Healthcare System; Center for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, Boston/Bedford VA Medical Centers; Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine; Health/care Disparities Research Program.
Background:
Poor blood pressure (BP) control and racial disparities therein may be a function of clinical inertia and ineffective communication about BP care.
Methods:
We compared two different interventions (electronic medical record reminder for BP care (Reminder only, [RO]), and clinician training on BP care-related communication skills plus the reminder (Reminder + Training, [R+T]) with usual care in three primary care clinics, examining BP outcomes among 8,866 patients, and provider-patient communication and medication adherence among a subsample of 793.
Results:
Clinician counseling improved most at R+T. BP improved overall; R+T had a small but significantly greater reduction in diastolic BP (DBP; -1.7 mm Hg). White patients at RO experienced greater overall improvements in BP control. Site and race disparities trends suggested that disparities decreased at R+T, either stayed the same or decreased at Control; and stayed the same or increased at RO.
Conclusions:
More substantial or racial/ethnically tailored interventions are needed.
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