Why the study?
Hypertension is a major mortality risk factor, and physician awareness and practice of home blood pressure monitoring (HBPM) after the 2019 local guideline publication remained uncharacterized.
What is the awareness and practice of home blood pressure monitoring among physicians in Indonesia?
Population
611 physicians in Indonesia
Design
Cross-sectional survey
Authors
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Low HBPM reference-value knowledge (7.9%) despite 89% recommendation rates signals education gaps; leaves open whether guideline dissemination improves physician practice.
What is the awareness and practice of home blood pressure monitoring among physicians in Indonesia?
Despite high recommendation rates for home blood pressure monitoring among Indonesian physicians, knowledge of reference values remains low, highlighting the need for better dissemination of local guidelines.
Turana et al. (2023) studied this question.
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