title: [Diagnosis and monitoring of hypertension in Catalonia. The DISEHTAC study].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate the diagnosis, monitoring and control of hypertension in reformed primary care centres in Catalonia, on the basis of the evaluation indicators proposed in the primary care hypertension guidelines.
  
  
  METHODS
  Multi-centre cross-sectional descriptive study.Setting. Primary care.Participants. 31 reformed PCC in Catalonia. Randomised sampling of centres and hypertense patients (n = 2240). External audit.
  
  
  RESULTS
  a) Diagnosis indicator: in 19.4% of cases a triple double-take of blood pressure showed an average of = 140/90 mmHg. b) Monitoring indicator: 77.9% of patients had been seen for blood pressure in the previous 6 months. c) Indicator of degree of control of blood pressure: 38.8% of patients had pressure below the figures then recommended ((3/4) 65 < 140/90 mmHg, and > 65, < 160/95 mmHg). 25.7% of cases were found to have blood pressure figures < 140/90 mmHg.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There was high compliance on the monitoring indicator. The degree of control of hypertense patients treated at reformed PCCs is still low.
authors.affiliation: Equipo de Atención Primaria Gòtic, DAP Ciutat Vella ICS, Barcelona, Spain. adalfob@meditex.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dalfó Baqué
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Escribà Jordana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Benítez Camps
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Vila Coll
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senar Abellan
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Tovillas Morán
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miracle Fandos
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ventureira Rodríguez
mesh_terms: D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013030:Spain
vernacular_title: Diagnóstico y seguimiento de la hipertensión arterial en Cataluña. Estudio DISEHTAC.