Feasibility and Short-Term Effects of a Multi-Component Emergency Department Blood Pressure Intervention: A Pilot Randomized Trial.

ABSTRACT: Background Emergency department (ED) visits can be opportunities to address uncontrolled hypertension. We sought to compare short-term blood pressure measures between the Vanderbilt Emergency Room Bundle (VERB) intervention and usual care plus education. Methods and Results We conducted a randomized trial of 206 adult patients with hypertension and elevated systolic blood pressure (SBP) presenting to 2 urban emergency departments in Tennessee, USA. The VERB intervention included educational materials, a brief motivational interview, pillbox, primary care engagement letter, pharmacy resources, and 45 days of informational and reminder text messages. The education arm received a hypertension pamphlet. After 78 participants were enrolled, text messages requested confirmation of receipt. The p

SUBMITTER: Spieker AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9075095 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature