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Understanding these experiences is essential for developing nurse-led interventions that support both patients and caregivers.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Objective<\/jats:title>\n This study aimed to explore ADRD care partners\u2019 perceptions, experiences, and challenges related to hypertension management. A qualitative thematic analysis of care partner posts from an online forum focused on ADRD was conducted.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods<\/jats:title>\n We analyzed 300 posts from ALZConnected, collected using the keywords \u201chypertension\u201d and \u201cblood pressure.\u201d Two independent researchers used reflexive thematic analysis, following the Braun and Clarke framework until data saturation was achieved.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n Among posts from predominantly family care partners (10,427\/11,092, 94%, mostly adult children), 7 themes emerged: Pharmacotherapy (155\/300, 51.7%), addressing medication efficacy, polypharmacy, and side effects; Patient Health Care Implementation Strategies (n=125, 41.7%), encompassing care coordination and provider interactions; Comorbid Care Management (n=136, 45.3%), highlighting caregiving demands, behavioral symptoms of ADRD, and care coordination challenges as barriers to hypertension control; Hypertension Management and Outcomes (n=71, 23.7%), including hypertensive crises; Managing Behavioral Symptoms (n=38, 12.7%), particularly care resistance; Peer Medical Advice Exchange (n=9, 3%); and Caregiver Burden and Self-Care for Hypertension (n=25, 8.3%), revealing care partners\u2019 own hypertension attributed to caregiving stress.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n Managing comorbid hypertension in ADRD presents challenges spanning medication management, behavioral symptoms, and health care coordination. Caregivers reported developing hypertension themselves, highlighting bidirectional health impacts. 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