Table 1 Topic guide and sample primary care provider interview questions
Guideline applicability | In your experience, are the JNC (Joint National Committee) 8 guidelines applicable to young adults? |
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Hypertension diagnosis | In a young adult with multiple elevated blood pressures, is there a point you might consider a diagnosis of hypertension? Would your thoughts and plans for a hypertension diagnosis differ if the patient was older, for example, 55 years old? |
Hypertension treatment | If a young adult has elevated blood pressures on multiple visits, is there a point you might consider starting a blood pressure medication? Would your thoughts and plans for starting blood pressure medication differ if the patient was 55 years old? |