title: Treatment priorities and current prescribing patterns in hypertension: results of GRASP, an international physician survey.
abstract: The GRASP (Global Research on Attitudes about hypertension and Stroke Prevention) survey, conducted in 11 countries and involving 825 physicians, was designed to investigate physician perceptions and priorities in the treatment of hypertension and influences on choice of antihypertensive therapy. The prevention of stroke was identified as a major priority in this survey, but there appeared to be some degree of mismatch between the evidence from large controlled trials and current patterns of prescribing for stroke prevention. The results of GRASP confirm the desirability of research to identify methods and strategies that will facilitate the integration of clinical trial results into general practice treatment of hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Second Faculty of Medicine and Sant'Andrea Hospital, University of Rome La Sapienza, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Massimo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Volpe
authors.forename: Elizabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Machado
mesh_terms: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000145:classification / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003657:Decision Making; D004363:Drug Utilization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D038622:Internationality; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D009203:Myocardial Infarction / Q000517:prevention & control; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D020521:Stroke / Q000517:prevention & control; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents