July 13, 2010Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice
Evaluation of therapeutic control in a Pakistani population with hypertension
Population
Individuals with a documented history of hypertension receiving pharmacological therapy, treated at 50…
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
Suboptimal control in primary care signals need for targeted strategies; leaves open barriers and generalizability.
Structured PICO
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Population
Individuals with a documented history of hypertension receiving pharmacological therapy, treated at 50 primary health care centres in Pakistan.
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Intervention
Pharmacological therapy for hypertension
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Outcome
Therapeutic control of hypertension (systolic blood pressure <140 mmHg, diastolic blood pressure <90 mmHg)surrogate
Only 6.4% of treated hypertensive patients in Pakistani primary care centers achieve recommended blood pressure targets, highlighting a critical need for improved management and physician education.
Cite This Study
Saleheen et al. (2010) studied this question.