Why the study?
Does practice-based motivational interviewing counseling improve medication adherence and blood pressure in hypertensive African Americans?
Population
190 hypertensive African Americans recruited from two community-based primary care practices in New York City.
Comparison
Practice-based motivational interviewing… vs Usual care (UC)
Design
RCT, randomized
Follow-up
12 months
Authors
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Supports integrating motivational interviewing into practice to improve adherence in hypertensive African Americans; extends prior evidence to this population.
Does practice-based motivational interviewing counseling improve medication adherence and blood pressure in hypertensive African Americans?
Practice-based motivational interviewing counseling maintained medication adherence over 12 months in hypertensive African Americans compared to usual care, with a nonsignificant trend toward reduced systolic blood pressure.
Ogedegbe et al. (2008) studied this question.
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