Conducting the Systematic Review 70 a. General Criteria for Inclusion in Systematic Review 74 b. Key Question Specific Criteria 74 c. Literature Search Strategy 75 C. Convening the Face-to-face Meeting 75 D. Grading Recommendations 76 E. Recommendation Categorization 79 a. Recommendation Categories and Definitions 79 b. Categorizing Recommendations with an Updated Review of the Evidence 80 c. Categorizing Recommendations without an Updated Review of the Evidence 81 F. Drafting and Submitting the Final Clinical Practice Guideline 81 Appendix B: Patient Focus Group Methods and Findings 83 B. Findings 83 a. Provide comprehensive information and education to patients regarding their condition, management strategies, and self-management, including expanding available information on complementary and alternative therapies 83 b. Improve the method of measuring blood pressure in the office 84 c. Education around home monitoring devices and strategies for measurement and management, including frequency of measurement, is important 84 d. Improve communication between providers and patients, considering patient preferences regarding frequency of communication and mode of communication 84 e. All patients understood the importance of lifestyle modifications to lower their blood Appendix C: Evidence Table 86 Appendix D: 2014 Recommendation Categorization Table 90 Appendix E: Dietary Information 97 Appendix F: Drug Dosage Table 98 Appendix G: Guidance for Conducting Office Blood Pressure Measurement 102 Appendix H: Guidance for Conducting Home Blood Pressure Measurement 105 Appendix I: Participant List 107 Appendix J: Literature Review Search Terms and Strategy 108 A. EMBASE and Medline Embase.com Syntax 108 B. PsycINFO with Ovid Syntax 117 Appendix K: Alternative Text Descriptions of Algorithms 121 A. Module A: Screening and Diagnosis 121 B. Module B: Treatment 122 Appendix L: Abbreviations 124 References 127 I. 