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Research Studies is a compilation of published research articles funded by AHRQ or authored by AHRQ researchers.
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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedBrady TM, Goilav B, Tarini BA
Pediatric home blood pressure monitoring: feasibility and concordance with clinic-based manual blood pressure measurements.
The purpose of this feasibility and concordance study was to evaluate pediatric home blood pressure monitoring in an urban, primarily minority population during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) may lower the number of needed in-person visits prior to receiving a hypertension diagnosis. Given the challenges of bringing children into offices and the increase in of telehealth services, this study examines whether HBPM offers a feasible and accurate adjunct in pediatric hypertension diagnosis. In this study, the authors concluded that only one-third of consenting patients who appeared for an in-clinic BP measurement and HBPM training provided HBPM data, much of it was not completed as instructed, and one-half had HBPM classifications that were discordant from manual BPs obtained in clinic.
AHRQ-funded; HS026239.
Citation: Brady TM, Goilav B, Tarini BA .
Pediatric home blood pressure monitoring: feasibility and concordance with clinic-based manual blood pressure measurements.
Hypertension 2022 Oct; 79(10):e129-e31. doi: 10.1161/hypertensionaha.122.19578..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Blood Pressure
Nugent JT, Young C, Funaro MC
Prevalence of secondary hypertension in otherwise healthy youths with a new diagnosis of hypertension: a meta-analysis.
The objective of this meta-analysis was to estimate prevalence of secondary hypertension among otherwise healthy children with hypertension diagnosed in outpatient settings. The authors found that, when stratified by study setting, there were no significant subgroup differences according to study design or quality, country, participant age range, hypertension definition, or blood pressure device. They concluded that the low prevalence of secondary hypertension among children with a new diagnosis of hypertension reinforces clinical practice guidelines to avoid extensive testing in primary care settings for secondary causes in most children with hypertension.
AHRQ-funded; HS027626.
Citation: Nugent JT, Young C, Funaro MC .
Prevalence of secondary hypertension in otherwise healthy youths with a new diagnosis of hypertension: a meta-analysis.
J Pediatr 2022 May; 244:30-37.e10. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2022.01.047..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Blood Pressure
Mabry-Hernandez I, Baker SM
AHRQ Author: Mabry-Hernandez I
Screening for high blood pressure in children and adolescents.
This Putting Prevention into Practice case study concerns a 10-year-old boy with obesity and a family history significant for hypertension and hyperlipidemia presenting for a well-child examination. The parents express concern about their child’s risk for hypertension and ask whether they should be monitoring his blood pressure. Three questions are presented, along with answers.
AHRQ-authored.
Citation: Mabry-Hernandez I, Baker SM .
Screening for high blood pressure in children and adolescents.
Am Fam Physician 2021 Mar 15;103(6):371-72..
Keywords: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), Children/Adolescents, Blood Pressure, Screening, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Prevention, Case Study
Horton DB, Xie F, Chen L
Oral glucocorticoids and incident treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and venous thromboembolism in children.
The purpose of this study was to quantify rates of incident treatment for diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and venous thromboembolism (VTE) associated with oral glucocorticoid exposure in children aged 1-18 years. Participants were identified using US Medicaid claims data and included more than 930,000 children diagnosed with autoimmune diseases or a nonimmune comparator condition. Findings showed strong dose-dependent relationships between current glucocorticoid exposure and all outcomes, suggesting strong relative risks, but low absolute risks, of newly-treated VTE, diabetes, and especially hypertension in children taking high-dose oral glucocorticoids.
AHRQ-funded; HS021110.
Citation: Horton DB, Xie F, Chen L .
Oral glucocorticoids and incident treatment of diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and venous thromboembolism in children.
Am J Epidemiol 2021 Feb 1;190(3):403-12. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwaa197..
Keywords: Children/Adolescents, Diabetes, Chronic Conditions, Blood Clots, Medication: Safety, Medication, Adverse Drug Events (ADE), Adverse Events, Risk, Patient Safety, Blood Pressure