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Management of hypertension by private doctors in Hong Kong
W K Chan1, T S Chung, B S T Lau
1Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine and Geriatrics, United Christian Hospital, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong. anwkchan@netvigator.com
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 Outcome Measures:
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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