Comparison of questionnaire responses regarding awareness of Japanese Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension between 2014 and 2019 in primary care.

ABSTRACT: In 2019, the Japanese Society of Hypertension guidelines for the management of hypertension (JSH) were revised. We previously reported the awareness of JSH among general practitioners in 2014, and in the current study, the same questionnaire was administered to determine their awareness of JSH 2019, and their responses were compared. We also sought to identify effective strategies to raise awareness of hypertension. The questionnaires included the same 12 questions as in 2014 and were mailed to members of two professional organizations from October to November 2019. Responses from 256 general practitioners in 2019 and 209 in 2014 were compared using the propensity score matching method to align the responders' backgrounds. Component analysis was performed to classify responders into approp

SUBMITTER: Kobayashi K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8273028 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature