Therapeutic inertia in hypertension management – status quo in primary care
Key result
Therapeutic inertia in primary care hypertension management was evident in 87% of cases, with older age and diabetes positively associated with its occurrence.
Population
Patients with hypertension in a primary care setting discussed in the editorial.
Design
Editorial
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Implication
This editorial highlights that therapeutic inertia in hypertension management remains a significant problem in primary care, with a staggering 87% prevalence in a recent Dutch study.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with hypertension in a primary care setting (general practitioner network in the Netherlands) discussed in the editorial.
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Outcome
Prevalence of therapeutic inertia
This editorial highlights that therapeutic inertia in hypertension management remains a significant problem in primary care, with a staggering 87% prevalence in a recent Dutch study.
Limitations
- Home BP measurements were not available to the authors to investigate adequate home BP control.
- The survey component was restricted to only one practice including 10 GPs.
- Restriction of the survey component to only one practice including 10 GPs
- Lack of home BP measurements available to the authors to investigate adequate home BP control
Cite This Study
Schlaich et al. (2021) conducted an editorial in Hypertension. Therapeutic inertia was evaluated on Prevalence of therapeutic inertia. Therapeutic inertia in primary care hypertension management was evident in 87% of cases, with older age and diabetes positively associated with its occurrence.