Therapeutic inertia in hypertension management – status quo in primary care

Therapeutic inertia in hypertension 1 The concept and definition of therapeutic inertia in hypertension in 1 primary care : a qualitative systematic review

The concept and definition of therapeutic inertia in hypertension in primary care: a qualitative systematic review

BACKGROUND Therapeutic inertia has been defined as the failure of health-care provider to initiate or intensify therapy when therapeutic goals are not reached. It is regarded as a major cause of uncontrolled hypertension. The exploration of its causes and the interventions to reduce it are plagued by unclear conceptualizations and hypothesized mechanisms. We therefore systematically searched th...

Management of hypertension in primary care.

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Management of hypertension in adults in primary care: NICE guideline.

British Journal ofGeneral Practice, March 2012 163 INTRODUCTION Hypertension is common and is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular events such as stroke and ischaemic heart disease. It is responsible for approximately 12% of consultations in primary care. This is a summary of the key points in the 2011 National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) hypertension guideline.1 ...

Therapeutic inertia and control of high blood pressure in primary health care units.

BACKGROUND The importance of adequate management and control of high blood pressure (HBP). OBJECTIVE To estimate the prevalence of hypertension control and therapeutic inertia among adults treated at primary health care units (PHCU) in the city of Joinville, as well as the associated factors. METHODS A cross-sectional study, which included cluster sampling and analysis of medical records, w...