COVID-19 pandemic impact on hypertension management in North East London: an observational cohort study using electronic health records.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are established inequities in the monitoring and management of hypertension in England. The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on primary care management of long-term conditions such as hypertension. This study investigated the possible disproportionate impact of the pandemic across patient groups.

Design

Open cohort of people with diagnosed hypertension.

Settings

North East London primary care practices from January 2019 to October 2022.

Participants

All 224 329 adults with hypertension registered in 193 primary care practices.

Outcomes

Monitoring and management of hypertension were assessed using two indicators: (i) blood pressure recorded within 1 year of the index date and (ii) blood pressure control to national clinical practice gu

SUBMITTER: Rison SCG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11308888 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature