1. Desirable behaviours in the office management of hypertension addressed through continuing medical education.
- Author
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Jennett PA, Wilson TW, Hayton RC, Mainprize GW, and Laxdal OE
- Subjects
- Behavior, Blood Pressure Determination, Diagnostic Tests, Routine, Humans, Patient Education as Topic, Physicians psychology, Pilot Projects, Random Allocation, Saskatchewan, Education, Medical, Continuing economics, Family Practice education, Hypertension therapy
- Abstract
Twenty family physicians in Saskatchewan participated in this randomized controlled study which examined the effects of relatively low-cost educational techniques on the office management of hypertension. We measured 1,538 episodes of care relating to the office management of hypertension by chart review, prior to, and at six and 12 months following education. The family physicians who participated in the education were found to perform the recommended behaviours significantly more often at six and 12 months post education than those physicians who did not have the education. Our findings indicate that carefully planned, inexpensive educational techniques can improve clinical behaviour in areas where there is identified educational need.
- Published
- 1989