nderstanding clinical decision making in the management of hypertension in Australian general practice

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Hypertension; Clinical decision making; Lifestyle risk factors; Public Health - Other public health; Cardiovascular - Hypertension

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000056796
• Lead Sponsor: Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, University of Tasmania

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-01-16
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 25

Inclusion Criteria

Key inclusion criteria into the study (Want to capture routine general practice so GP and patient will be unaware of the condition under review).

GP - GP or GP in training

Patient >18yo and able to provide informed consent

For analysis - consultations chosen where the patient or the GP mentions BP or HT, BP is measured or the patient has a relevant medical condition e.g. diabetes

Exclusion Criteria

Patient - unable to provide informed consent or <18 years

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Describe the clinical decision making of Australian general practitioners involved in the management of blood pressure. Describe the frequency, content and quality of BP management e.g. how is BP measured; frequency, content and quality of lifestyle counselling; scripts dispensed; what are the major influences in management decisions; are they GP or patient driven etc[Observation during consultation plus/minus video-elicited interview with GP and patient case note review]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Explore barriers and facilitators to management of blood pressure in Australian general practice[Observation during consultation plus/minus video-elicited interview with GP and patient case note review]