Having high blood pressure is associated with greater intentions to follow doctors’ recommendations to take medication than people without high blood pressure but lesser intentions to make recommended lifestyle changes, according to a new study published in Hypertension. In contrast, a diagnosis reduces intentions to make the lifestyle changes that are also critical for controlling blood pressure.” High blood pressure affects more than 100 million adults in the United States and about one billion adults worldwide. “Future research,” Jamieson noted, “can give us a better understanding of how to increase the likelihood that people will engage in healthy lifestyle changes.” Reference:Yotam Ophir, Dror Walter, Hypertension Treatment Intentions: A Health Belief Model Analysis, Hypertension, https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.126.27210