Clinician Perceptions of Barriers and Strategies to Improve Pediatric Hypertension Detection.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Pediatric hypertension remains underrecognized despite its high prevalence (approximately 5%) and long-term cardiovascular implications. Although guidelines for screening and diagnosis exist, less than 25% of affected children are diagnosed, and more than half do not receive timely follow-up care. Clinician-specific implementation barriers and directly informed strategies, which may alleviate this gap, are insufficiently described.

Objective

To identify clinician-reported barriers and actionable recommendations to improve pediatric hypertension detection and follow-up in primary care using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research.

Design, setting, and participants

Semistructured qualitative interviews were conducted between November 1, 2022, a

SUBMITTER: Zaidi AH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12949442 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature