Do Clinicians Tell Patients They Have Prehypertension?
Do Clinicians Tell Patients They Have Prehypertension?
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DOI：
10.3122/jabfm.2011.01.100206
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发表时间：
2011-01-01
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Sloane, Philip
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作者：
Viera, Anthony J.;Bangura, Fatima;Sloane, Philip
Background: The clinical utility of the prehypertension label is questionable. We sought to estimate how often patients with prehypertension are being told about it by their primary care clinicians.Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of adult patients visiting practices within the North Carolina Family Medicine Research Network in summer 2008. Non-hypertensive patients were asked whether a doctor or other health care provider had ever told them they had "prehypertension"; a sub-sample of patients with measured blood pressure (BP) in the prehypertension range was asked the same question.Results: Of 1008 non-hypertensive patients, 1.9% indicated being told they had prehypertension. Among a subsample of 102 patients with measured BP in the prehypertension range, 2.0% indicated being told they had prehypertension.Conclusion: Few patients who probably have prehypertension are being told about it by clinicians. (J Am Board Fam Med 2011;24:117-118.)
