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Primary care doctors' views on self-monitoring of blood pressure and self-titration among patients with uncontrolled hypertension in Spain. The ADAMPA trial focus group study.

Irene Marco-Moreno, Patricia Martínez-Ibañez, Eugenia Avelino-Hidalgo, Laura Bellot-Pujalte, Ignacio Barreira-Franch, Lucia Martínez-Ibañez, Marina Escrig-Veses, Margarita Giménez-Loreiro, María Bóveda-García, Mercedes Calleja-Del-Ser and 7 more

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Article in BJGP open, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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17 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Irene Marco-MorenoInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Patricia Martínez-IbañezInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Eugenia Avelino-HidalgoInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Laura Bellot-PujalteInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Ignacio Barreira-FranchInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Lucia Martínez-IbañezInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Marina Escrig-VesesInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Margarita Giménez-LoreiroInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
María Bóveda-GarcíaInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Mercedes Calleja-Del-SerInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Isabel HurtadoHealth Services Research Unit, FISABIO, València, Spain.
Aníbal García-SempereHealth Services Research Unit, FISABIO, València, Spain.
Clara L Rodríguez-BernalHealth Services Research Unit, FISABIO, València, Spain.
Salvador PeiróHealth Services Research Unit, FISABIO, València, Spain.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3902-569X
José Sanfélix-GenovésInstituto de Investigación Sanitaria INCLIVA, València, Spain.
Gabriel Sanfelix-GimenoHealth Services Research Unit, FISABIO, València, Spain sanfelix_gab@gva.es.
ADAMPA research group
Fundación para el Fomento de la Investigación Sanitaria y Biomédica de la Comunitat Valenciana · ESINCLIVA Health Research Institute · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the increased use of blood pressure (BP) monitoring devices at home, the hypertension of more than 50% of European patients remains uncontrolled. Nevertheless, the self-management of BP, through the combination of home monitoring of BP with self-titration, could be anaccessible and effective tool for improving hypertension control in the primary care setting. The ADAMPA study is a trial with participants randomised to BP self-management (BPSM) with self-titration of antihypertensive medication or to usual care, in a population of patients with poorly controlled hypertension.

aimTo explore the views and attitudes of primary care doctors participating in the ADAMPA trial regarding BPSM with self-titration. DESIGN &

settingA focus group study took place with primary care doctors participating in the ADAMPA trial, which was carried out in one health district of the Valencia Health System in Spain.

methodNine primary care doctors participating in the ADAMPA trial were included in the focus group. Three researchers (two using manual methods and one using NVivo software) independently conducted a content analysis, reading the transcripts, identifying, classifying, and coding the contents, and developing a conceptual scheme based on these topics.

resultsParticipating doctors clearly support home BP monitoring (HBPM), the setting of individual BP targets, and incorporating patient readings into decision-making. They consider it an investment to educate patients for medication self-adjustment and estimate that an important proportion of their patients are potential candidates for hypertension self-management with medication self-titration. However, they show important divergences regarding the role of nursing in BP control.

conclusionPrimary care doctors participating in the ADAMPA trial feel comfortable with BPSM with self-titration, and would consider extending its use (or the use of some components, such as BP target setting) to other patients with hypertension outside the trial.

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blood pressure self-managementblood pressure self-monitoringfamily medicinefocus groupshypertensionprimary health carequalitative research

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PMID32816741
PMCPMC7606147
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