作者
Benjamin R Fletcher, Lisa Hinton, Emma P Bray, Andrew Hayen, FD Richard Hobbs, Jonathan Mant, John F Potter, Richard J McManus
发表日期
2016/11/1
期刊
British Journal of General Practice
卷号
66
期号
652
页码范围
e831-e837
出版商
British Journal of General Practice
简介
Background
Previous research suggests that most GPs in the UK use self-monitoring of blood pressure (SMBP) to monitor the control of hypertension rather than for diagnosis. This study sought to assess current practice in the use of self-monitoring and any changes in practice following more recent guideline recommendations.
Aim
To survey the views and practice of UK GPs in 2015 with regard to SMBP and compare them with a previous survey carried out in 2011.
Design and setting
Web-based survey of a regionally representative sample of 300 UK GPs.
Method
GPs completed an online questionnaire concerning the use of SMBP in the management of hypertension. Analyses comprised descriptive statistics, tests for between-group differences (z, Wilcoxon signed-rank, and χ2 tests), and multivariate logistic regression.
Results
Results were available for 300 GPs (94% of those who started the survey). GPs reported …
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