Key result
In a clinic-based cohort of 437 hypertensive patients, 59% achieved both blood pressure goals, whereas only 15% to 52% of diabetic patients met guideline-directed targets.
Why the study?
What proportion of hypertensive patients, particularly those with diabetes, achieve guideline-directed blood pressure targets in a real-world clinic setting?
Population
437 patients in the Rush University Hypertension Clinic, including 20% with diabetes.
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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HEDIS targets may prove difficult to meet even in specialty clinics; challenges guideline committees to ensure feasibility before widespread quality-assurance adoption.
Cross-Sectional (n=437)
No
What proportion of hypertensive patients, particularly those with diabetes, achieve guideline-directed blood pressure targets in a real-world clinic setting?
While blood pressure goals are achievable in most uncomplicated hypertension cases, stringent targets for diabetic patients remain difficult to achieve in real-world practice.
Singer et al. (2004) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=437). Hypertension management in clinical practice was evaluated on Achievement of both systolic and diastolic blood pressure goals. In a clinic-based cohort of 437 hypertensive patients, 59% achieved both blood pressure goals, whereas only 15% to 52% of diabetic patients met guideline-directed targets.
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