In hpac049, titled “Clinical Practice Changes in Monitoring Hypertension Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic”, Table 1 contains several errors. In the column titled “N (%)”, the data for “Nurse/Practitioner/Physician Assistant” and “Primary Care” are reversed, and the data for “Midwest” and “Northeast” are reversed. Additionally, the table footnote has been corrected. A corrected version of Table 1 is provided.
Table 1.
Clinical Practice-Level Changes for Monitoring Hypertension early in the COVID-19 Pandemic and Clinician Characteristics1
| N (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical practice changes | |||||
| Advised patients to monitor blood pressure at home or a pharmacy | 884 (58.9) | ||||
| Implemented or increased use of telemedicine for blood pressure monitoring visits | 699 (46.5) | ||||
| Reduced the frequency of office visits for blood pressure monitoring | 545 (36.3) | ||||
| No changes made | 369 (24.6) | ||||
| N (%) | Model 1 Advised patients to monitor blood pressure at home or a pharmacy aPR (95% CI) |
Model 2 Implemented or increased use of telemedicine for blood pressure monitoring visits aPR (95% CI) |
Model 3 Reduced the frequency of office visits for blood pressure monitoring aPR (95% CI) |
Model 4 No changes made aPR (95% CI) |
|
| Clinician characteristics | |||||
| Provider type | |||||
| Nurse Practitioner/Physician Assistant | 251 (16.7) | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Primary Care1 | 1,000 (66.6) | 1.28 (1.11–1.47) | 1.23 (1.04–1.46) | 1.37 (1.11–1.70) | 0.63 (0.51–0.77) |
| Obstetrician/Gynecologist | 251 (16.7) | 1.28 (1.08–1.51) | 1.15 (0.93–1.42) | 1.07 (0.81–1.41) | 0.80 (0.61–1.04) |
| Age, years | |||||
| 25–35 | 279 (18.6) | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| 36–45 | 466 (31.0) | 0.84 (0.75–0.94) | 0.88 (0.76–1.03) | 0.99 (0.81–1.21) | 1.17 (0.89–1.53) |
| 46–55 | 407 (27.1) | 0.78 (0.69–0.88) | 0.88 (0.75–1.04) | 1.03 (0.83–1.27) | 1.21 (0.91–1.61) |
| 56+ | 350 (23.3) | 0.87 (0.76–0.99) | 0.76 (0.63–0.91) | 0.97 (0.78–1.22) | 1.51 (1.14 -2.00) |
| Geographical region of residence | |||||
| Midwest | 325 (21.6) | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Northeast | 335 (22.3) | 1.00 (0.88–1.14) | 1.08 (0.92–1.27) | 1.11 (0.90–1.37) | 1.01 (0.78–1.31) |
| South | 515 (34.3) | 1.00 (0.90–1.13) | 1.03 (0.89–1.20) | 1.11 (0.91–1.34) | 0.89 (0.70–1.14) |
| West | 327 (21.8) | 1.01 (0.89–1.15) | 1.09 (0.92–1.28) | 1.20 (0.98–1.47) | 0.90 (0.69–1.18) |
| Weekly patient volume (# patients) | |||||
| <80 | 496 (33.0) | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| 80–110 | 598 (39.8) | 1.08 (0.98–1.20) | 1.07 (0.93–1.22) | 0.93 (0.79–1.09) | 0.79 (0.64–0.96) |
| ≥110 | 408 (27.2) | 1.09 (0.97–1.22) | 1.08 (0.93–1.24) | 0.95 (0.80–1.13) | 0.74 (0.59–0.94) |
| Clinical practice characteristics | |||||
| Practice type | |||||
| Inpatient | 211 (14.0) | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Individual outpatient | 278 (37.8) | 1.04 (0.87–1.25) | 1.16 (0.91–1.49) | 1.03 (0.77–1.39) | 0.91 (0.66–1.24) |
| Group outpatient | 1,013 (67.4) | 1.10 (0.96–1.27) | 1.33 (1.10–1.60) | 1.25 (1.00–1.56) | 0.70 (0.54–0.89) |
| Practice size (# practitioners) | |||||
| <5 | 509 (33.9) | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| 5–14 | 568 (37.8) | 1.06 (0.95–1.18) | 1.09 (0.95–1.25) | 1.06 (0.89–1.26) | 0.92 (0.73–1.16) |
| 15+ | 425 (28.3) | 1.01 (0.89–1.14) | 1.01 (0.86–1.18) | 1.02 (0.84–1.24) | 1.04 (0.81–1.34) |
| Practice location | |||||
| Rural | 184 (12.3) | REF | REF | REF | REF |
| Suburban | 792 (52.7) | 0.97 (0.85–1.11) | 1.00 (0.84–1.19) | 1.03 (0.82–1.29) | 1.07 (0.81–1.41) |
| Urban | 526 (35.0) | 0.99 (0.87–1.14) | 1.01 (0.84–1.21) | 1.18 (0.93–1.49) | 0.96 (0.71–1.30) |
Estimates are adjusted prevalence ratios and 95% confidence intervals. Multivariable models included all characteristics in the table. Data source is the 2020 DocStyles Fall Survey (N = 1,502).
Abbreviations: aPR, adjusted prevalence ratio; CI, confidence interval; REF, reference category.
1Defined as family practitioners or internists.