RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Self-Reported Physician Adherence to Guidelines for Measuring Blood Pressure
JF The Journal of the American Board of Family
                Medicine
JO J Am Board Fam Med
FD American Board of Family Medicine
SP 215
OP 217
DO 10.3122/jabfm.2013.02.120024
VO 26
IS 2
A1 Dickson, Robert C.
A1 Gaebel, Kathryn
A1 Zizzo, Angelo
A1 Neimanis, Ieva
A1 Bridge, Margaret
A1 Corsini, John
A1 Goebel, Cindy
A1 Levy, Richard
A1 Woods, Anne
YR 2013
UL http://www.jabfm.org/content/26/2/215.abstract
AB Background: Diagnosis of hypertension, treatment, and follow-up depend on accurate measurement. This research study attempted to determine whether family physicians are all measuring blood pressure (BP) according to Canadian guidelines. Methods: A short survey was mailed to all physicians within the Department of Family Medicine, St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. Results: Fifty-one percent of the surveys were completed and returned. Eleven of the recommendations were followed “always or most of the time.” BP is measured manually by 63% of the respondents, and the most frequent barrier to following the recommendations was time. Conclusion: The results of the survey indicated that measurement of BP according to Canadian Hypertension Education Program recommendations was felt to be important and conducted in most cases, but there is room for improvement.