Participants
hypertension
UNCONTROLLED HYPERTENSION, HYPERTENSION, RECRUITMENT
Data for this study came from the PTSC-RCT. As a community-based intervention, the PTSC recruited English-speaking women who self-identified as African American, between 40 and 75 years of age, with a history of uncontrolled hypertension diagnosis (systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure ≥ 90). We identified women as uncontrolled if diagnosed with hypertension and deemed resistant to treatment by their health provider, as evidenced by elevated BP (> 140/90) during their last visit. We selected women who received their care from a FQHC, Unity Health Care, and who resided in Wards 6, 7, and 8, the highest poverty Wards in Washington, D.C. Women received an invitation letter from the Medical Director describing the study, incentives for participation, contact information for pursuing enrollment, and the dates and locations for recruitment meeting sessions to learn about the PTSC program and the study at large. We collected baseline data from those who subsequently agreed to participate and a signed, written consent. We randomly assigned participants to the intervention (PTSC group) or control group (usual care group). We collected data from July 2017 through June 2020.