An attempt to improve blood pressure control in the French population: information and outcome awareness at the general practitioner level.
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.
Service d'Hypertension Artérielle, Hôpital de la Timone, Marseille, France.
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Poggi
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Chamontin
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Lang
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Ménard
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Chevalier
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Gallois
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Crémier
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D005194:Family Practice; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006293:Health Promotion; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D000959:Antihypertensive Agents