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Influencing Factors of Adherence Dynamics in Young Adults with Hypertension: A Mixed-Methods Study [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context Young adults with hypertension are a susceptible group prone to changes in adherence influenced by external factors, which are associated with lower control rates and adverse long-term prognoses. However, the factors influencing the dynamics of adherence among young Chinese patients with hypertension remain unclear.

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Primary Care Clinician Perspectives on Managing Hypertension in Black Patients: Lifestyle Changes and Shared Decision Making [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Hypertension is a common condition seen by primary care clinicians and is more common in Black adults than other racial/ethnic groups. Categorical factors are presented as frequency counts and percentages, and compared between groups using Chi-square or Fisher’s Exact test. All p-values are two-tailed.

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Racial and Disaggregated Ethnic Disparities of Blood Pressure Control in Community Health Centers [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Context: Hypertension is the most prevalent reversible risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Comparisons between groups are presented as odds ratios (OR). Results: Of the 298,860 adult patients in the sample, 40.5% of all high-risk patients had a final BP reading of <130/80 (controlled BP).

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A Brief Mindfulness Intervention to Lower Repeat BP in Primary Care [Hypertension]

Annals of Family Medicine

Population: Adult patients 18-85 presenting for ambulatory care with initial BP 140/90. While it is not uncommon for a repeat blood pressure to be lower than the initial reading, it is unknown if this effect could be potentiated by listening to a short mindful breathing exercise while waiting. Study Design: Pilot randomized controlled trial.

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Drinking the Disease: Arsenic Exposure in Well Water from the Perspective of Patients and Providers [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

Chronic exposure has been associated with diabetes mellitus, hypertension, skin cancer, renal, bladder and lung cancers, polyneuropathy, and QT prolongation. This is the first study elucidating clinician knowledge on the risk and symptomatic presentation of patient arsenic exposure from well water.

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Ambulatory Behavioral Health Referral Patterns in the Setting of Chronic Medical Conditions [Behavioral, psychosocial, and mental illness]

Annals of Family Medicine

Setting or Dataset: Patients 18 years or older with a BH referral with or without at least 1 chronic condition referred from any of 4 PC sites with integrated BH in the UCHealth System from January 2020 through present. Of those patients with a BH referral and a chronic condition, hypertension was the most common (n= 2,053, 51%).

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Why Regular Check-ups Matter: Preventive Care at Mesa Family Physicians

Mesa Family Physician

Preventive Care Strategies That Save Lives in Mesa, Arizona Our experienced team of physicians and nurse practitioners at Mesa Family Physicians understands the unique health challenges facing our local community. Preventive care is most effective when it’s consistent and proactive.