How informed general practitioners manage mild hypertension: a survey of readers of drug bulletins in 7 countries
✍ Scribed by F. Avanzini; G. Tognoni; F. Colombo; C. Alli; A. Herxheimer
- Book ID
- 104658945
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1996
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 648 KB
- Volume
- 49
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0031-6970
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✦ Synopsis
Objective: To determine whether general practitioners (GP) who are readers of independent drug bulletins can be used as an international epidemiological observatory of the criteria adopted by "well informed" doctors in various countries in the management of mild hypertension. Design: Questionnaire study of GPs' diagnostic criteria for mild hypertension, routine investigation and management of patients with this diagnosis. Participants: 206 GPs readers of independent drug bulletins in 7 countries, comprising 95 known systematic readers of a local bulletin and 111 randomly selected regular subscribers. Main outcome measures: Response rate to the questionaire. Diagnostic criteria, routine investigations, and treatment used for patients with mild hypertension. Results: The study required two months for planning and implementation. Four countries out of eleven had a response rate _< 50% and were excluded; the frequency