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Does a result awareness program for general practitioners improve blood pressure control in their patients?
Does a result awareness program for general practitioners improve blood pressure control in their patients?
A result awareness program for general practitioners did not significantly improve strict blood pressure control at 6 months, highlighting the difficulty of translating physician awareness into improved patient outcomes.
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Awareness of BP outcomes did not improve strict control in primary care; leaves open whether multifaceted interventions beyond feedback are needed.
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.
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Poggi et al. (1998) studied this question.
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