How accurately do primary health care professionals use cardiovascular risk tables in the management of hypertension?
Year: 1999
Type: article
Abstract: It has been suggested that use of cardiovascular risk tables in hypertensive patients might improve clinical management. As part of a randomised controlled trial, we evaluated the accuracy of health professionals' use of the New Zealand risk tables in primary care consultations. Chance-corrected agreement between health professionals' assessments of absolute risk was only moderate (weighted kappa = 0.56 at the 12-month follow-up). Inaccurate use of cardiovascular risk tables may be a barrier to effective implementation of research evidence in the management of hypertension.
Source: Europe PMC (PubMed Central)
Authors: T J Peters, A A Montgomery, T Fahey
Institution: University of Bristol
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W224193166