Management of hypertension by private doctors in Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Med J
; 12(2): 115-8, 2006 Apr.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-16603778
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the management of hypertension by private doctors in Hong Kong.DESIGN:
Self-administered questionnaire survey.SETTING:
Hong Kong.PARTICIPANTS:
Private doctors from all districts in Hong Kong selected by simple random sampling from the website of "The Hong Kong Doctors Homepage" from March to June 2005. MAIN OUTCOMEMEASURES:
Practice of blood pressure measurement and the treatment prescribed to hypertensive patients.RESULTS:
A total of 225 (46%) completed questionnaires were analysed. Only 24.4% of the respondents measured blood pressure in all new patients aged above 18 years. A total of 28.0% of doctors reported that hypertensive status was unknown in over 30% of their patients prior to their first clinic visit when it was consequently diagnosed. Calcium channel blockers (31%), angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (28.5%), diuretics (27.5%), and beta-blockers (21.2%) were the most commonly prescribed antihypertensive medication. Drug efficacy was the reason cited by more than half (56.9%) of doctors for selecting a given drug. Public education about hypertension was considered insufficient by 66.2% of doctors and 32% believed that self-medication would have a very significant effect on drug compliance.CONCLUSIONS:
In private clinics, blood pressure measurement should become a routine procedure. There is a need to raise public awareness of hypertension.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Padrões de Prática Médica
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Screening_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Hong Kong Med J
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Hong Kong