Why the study?
Appropriate treatment of hypertension is needed to reduce mortality, prompting investigation into physicians' antihypertensive prescription patterns, guideline adherence, and blood pressure control rates.
Population
Patients diagnosed with hypertension receiving antihypertensive drugs at an outpatient department in Saudi Arabia
Design
Retrospective cross-sectional study
Authors
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Supports guideline adherence for BP control; leaves open causality and generalizability from cross-sectional data.
Cross-Sectional (n=417)
No
p-value: p=<0.001
Prescription adherence to the 2020 ISH guidelines is high (83.5%) and significantly associated with better blood pressure control among Saudi patients.
Rashikh et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Hypertension (n=417). Adherence to 2020 ISH Global Hypertension Practice Guidelines vs. Non-adherence was evaluated on Blood pressure control (SBP/DBP <140/90 mmHg) (p=<0.001). Prescription adherence to the 2020 ISH guidelines was 83.5%, and blood pressure control was significantly associated with this adherence (p < 0.001).
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