Perspectives of Primary Care Clinicians on the Diagnosis and Treatment of Pediatric Hypertension.

ABSTRACT: The purpose of this study was to contextualize the challenges of diagnosing and managing pediatric hypertension (pHTN) in federally qualified health centers. We conducted a survey among primary care clinicians (N = 72) who treat children (3-17 years old) in a national network of health centers. Clinicians reported practices of blood pressure (BP) measurement, barriers to diagnosis and management of pHTN, and use of population health tools. Most clinicians (83%) used electronic devices to measure BP, only 49% used manual BP readings for follow-up measurements, and more than half measured BP at each encounter. The highest-rated barrier to pHTN management was lack of comfort with antihypertensive medications (71% of respondents). Few clinicians (10%) had used population health tools, but most

SUBMITTER: Carroll AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9942119 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr-Jun 01

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature