The adoption of hypertension reference framework: An investigation among primary care physicians of Hong Kong.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Hong Kong Government released a Reference Framework (RF-HT) for Hypertension Care for Adults in Primary Care Settings since 2010. No studies have evaluated its adoption by primary care physicians (PCPs) since its release.

Aim

We aimed to evaluate the level of PCPs' adoption of the RF-HT and the potential barriers of its use in family practice.

Design and setting

A cross-sectional study was conducted by a self-administered validated survey among all PCPs in Hong Kong through various means.

Methods

We assessed the level of and factors associated with its adoption by multivariate logistic regression modelling.

Result

A total of 3,857 invitation episodes were sent to 2,297 PCPs in 2014-2015. We received 383 completed questionnaires. The averag

SUBMITTER: Fang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6177174 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature