Age and sex disparities in blood pressure control and therapeutic inertia: Impact of a quality improvement program.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Hypertension quality improvement programs reduce uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) but impact may differ by sex and age.

Methods

This study examined uncontrolled BP, defined as a BP ≥ 140/90 mmHg, and therapeutic inertia, defined as absence of medication initiation or escalation during visits with uncontrolled BP, by sex and by age group (19-40, 41-65, 66-75, and 76+ years) during a 12 month follow-up period among 21, 861 patients with hypertension and ≥ two visits in primary care clinics enrolled in the American Medical Association (AMA) Measure Accurately, Act Rapidly, and Partner with Patients (MAP) BP hypertension quality improvement program.

Results

The mean age was 64.8 years (standard deviation [SD 12.8]) and ranged from 19 to 87 y

SUBMITTER: Myers O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10835122 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature