Current practice of usual clinic blood pressure measurement in people with and without diabetes: a survey and prospective 'mystery shopper' study in UK primary care.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Hypertension trials and epidemiological studies use multiple clinic blood pressure (BP) measurements at each visit. Repeat measurement is also recommended in international guidance; however, little is known about how BP is measured routinely. This is important for individual patient management and because routinely recorded readings form part of research databases. We aimed to determine the current practice of BP measurement during routine general practice appointments.

Design

(1) An online cross-sectional survey and (2) a prospective 'mystery shopper' study where patients agreed to report how BP was measured during their next appointment.

Setting

Primary care.

Participants

Patient charity/involvement group members completing an online survey between

SUBMITTER: Stevens SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5898319 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature