Blood Pressure Monitoring of Hypertensive Veterans in Primary Care
Hypertension has been identified as one of the major public health issues in the United States. A significant portion of the American population has been diagnosed with this condition and are mostly treated with medications for blood pressure. According to the findings of a study that was conducted in 2008, it is estimated that 13% of active duty service members have been diagnosed with hypertension (The Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension Working Group, 2014). In addition, its reported that more than 37% of Veterans have hypertension, which makes it the most common chronic health condition among this population. While the control of hypertension has significantly improved among Veterans, there is need for more improvements in blood pressure monitoring of this population in the primary care setting. Healthcare professionals are faced with the need to enhance blood pressure monitoring of hypertensive Veterans in the primary care setting in order to improve patient outcomes. This paper focuses on examining blood pressure monitoring of hypertensive Veterans in the primary care setting. This discussion also incorporates an evaluation of the obstacles and facilitators to office, ambulatory, and home blood pressure monitoring of this population in the Triple Threat context.
Problem Statement
Hypertension, which affects a significant portion of the U.S. population, has been identified as one of the most common chronic health conditions affecting Veterans. As compared to other conditions, hypertension affects more than 37% of Veterans (The Diagnosis and Management of Hypertension Working Group, 2014). Even though the control of this disease among Veterans has significantly improved in the recent past, there are some problems experienced in...
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