Trial Participants
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
Of the 264 randomized participants (130 to control group; 134 to intervention group), 225 completed the 12-month follow-up (85% completion rate). Eighty participants (60%) in the intervention group received at least 8 of the 10 total number of required visits. From the optional modules, weight management was selected by most participants (72 [43%]), followed by managing stress (29 [17%]). Clinical teams were alerted to high blood pressure readings (from 68 participants) and other medical needs (from 64 participants). Participants received care from 75 unique VHA physicians at a given time. Some participants were assigned to 2 peer health coaches (23 [17%]), and the remaining participants were assigned to a single peer health coach (111 [83%]). There were 7 peer health coaches.The trial participants had a mean (SD) age of 60.6 (9.7) years; included 229 males (87%) and 35 females (13%); self-identified as Hispanic (17 [6%]), non-Hispanic Black (73 [28%]), non-Hispanic White (123 [47%]), or multiracial (30 [11%]) individuals; and reported low annual income (103 [44%]). Participants across treatment groups were similar in age, race and ethnicity, annual income, and other demographic variables (