An Attempt to Improve Blood Pressure Control in the French Population: Information and Outcome Awareness at the General Practitioner Level
Open Access
- 1 July 1998
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Hypertension
- Vol. 11 (7) , 905-908
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0895-7061(98)00084-3
Abstract
To improve blood pressure (BP) control in general practice, 3122 general practitioners agreed to participate in a result awareness program. A survey carried out 6 months after participating physicians had been informed of the outcome of treatments they had given showed that blood pressure control (cut-off point: BP < 140/90 mm Hg) had not improved. However, using less stringent criteria, a slight improvement in blood pressure control could be observed. Although this improvement was marginal, results are sufficiently encouraging to warrant another study after a new awareness campaign among the medical population.Keywords
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