The providers were instructed to review the average BpTRU™ reading and record the appropri- ate ICD-9 code for BPs of ≥120/80 mmHg in the electronic medical record. Patients with elevated BP without a diagnosis of hypertension who were not on any antihypertensive medica- tion were asked ...
During counseling in the intervention group, the self-assessment of the importance of own goals was high (median 7.8, with a possible range from 1 'not at all' to 10 'very much'), self-confidence was medium (median 6.0), and readiness to work for these goals relatively low (median 4.0...