RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 How accurately do primary health care professionals use cardiovascular risk tables in the management of hypertension?
JF British Journal of General Practice
JO Br J Gen Pract
FD British Journal of General Practice
SP 987
OP 988
VO 49
IS 449
A1 Peters, T J
A1 Montgomery, A A
A1 Fahey, T
YR 1999
UL http://bjgp.org/content/49/449/987.abstract
AB 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.