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.
MeSH terms
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Antihypertensive Agents / therapeutic use*
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Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
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Blood Pressure
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Decision Support Systems, Clinical / instrumentation
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Health Services Accessibility*
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Health Services Needs and Demand
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Health Status Disparities*
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Humans
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Hypertension / drug therapy
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Hypertension / epidemiology
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Hypertension / prevention & control*
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Life Style
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Medication Adherence
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Patient Education as Topic / methods
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United States / epidemiology