Why the study?
Does an enhanced barbershop-based intervention of continuous BP monitoring and peer-based health messaging improve blood pressure and hypertension treatment in Black men?
Population
Black men who are regular barbershop customers. Study 1 included 63 customers with poorly controlled…
Comparison
Enhanced intervention program of continuous… vs Standard screening and health education.
Design
Cohort, nonrandomized
Follow-up
8 months (Study 1) and 14 months (Study 2)
Authors
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Supports enhanced barbershop BP interventions in Black men; hypothesis-generating and requires randomized confirmation.
Does an enhanced barbershop-based intervention of continuous BP monitoring and peer-based health messaging improve blood pressure and hypertension treatment in Black men?
An enhanced barbershop-based intervention involving continuous BP monitoring and peer messaging significantly improves blood pressure control and treatment rates among Black men.
Hess et al. (2007) studied this question.