NIH R01 · 2025
Blood Pressure Control Advancing Refugee Health Equity (BPCARE): an RCT of adherence
Project Summary A persistent ~50% of Americans with hypertension are non-adherent to antihypertensive medications. These rates are even lower for refugees, whose numbers are at an all-time high. Uncontrolled blood pressure is the leading cause of cardiovascular disease among refugees, putting them at almost double the risk compared to native and other immigrant populations. Despite advancements in implementation science to include racial and ethnic minority groups, refugees remain one of the most socially vulnerable groups on which evidence on successful medication adherence interventions remains severely limited. The current proposal is a culmination of extensive preliminary research,…
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