Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Context Hypertension Canada recommends home blood pressure monitors (HBPM) for diagnosing and managing hypertension. Setting Kaye Edmonton Clinic Family Medicine Clinic and a hypertension research lab. However, 29% of HBPMs are inaccurate by 10 mmHg or more. Population Adults who own a HBPM.

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Hypertension Family Physician Family Medicine DO 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Background: Hypertension and depression frequently co-occur, complicating patient management and worsening outcomes. This scoping review aims to systematically map non-pharmacological interventions for managing comorbid hypertension and depression, providing insights into current practices and guiding future research.

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Hypertension Management Individual Clinical Practice 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Overtreatment of hypertension has been identified as a major risk factor for putting patients at risk for falls in patients with low blood pressures. Study Design: Secondary data analysis created a machine learning model that identified high risk patients potentially over treated for hypertension placing them at higher fall risk.

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Patients Hypertension Primary Care Chronic Condition 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Because of their health benefits, providers sometimes recommend, and motivated patients sometimes adopt, a plant-based diet to improve their health. Each diet was ad libitum and meals were provided. Study Design and Analysis: Nonrandomized crossover intervention trial, analyzed using linear mixed effects models.

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Diabetes Hypertension Individual Utilities 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Recruiting adults with insulin-treated type 2 diabetes, we conducted a non-randomized crossover trial with meals provided utilizing two ad libitum diets: Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and whole food, plant-based (WFPB), and had dietary intake data from baseline and both intervention diets for all participants.

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Diabetes Hypertension Utilities Provider 130

Annals of Family Medicine

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

Other body composition measures may have more utility in practice. Dataset: NHANES 1999-2004 linked to the National Death Index which provides population estimates of the US population. After a sensitivity analysis in men aged 20-49, healthy BF% was defined as < 28 and unhealthy BF% as >=28. 19.62, P= 0.02).

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Hypertension Utilities Diabetes Provider 130