AN ATTEMPT TO IMPROVE BLOOD-PRESSURE CONTROL IN THE FRENCH POPULATIONINFORMATION AND OUTCOME AWARENESS AT THE GENERAL-PRACTITIONER LEVEL

To improve blood pressure (BP) control in general practice, 3122 gener al practitioners agreed to participate in a result awareness program. A survey carried out 6 months after participating physicians had been informed of the outcome of treatments they had given showed that blood pressure control (cut-off point: BP < 140/90 mm Hg) had not improved. However, using less stringent criteria, a slight improvement in blood pressure control could be observed. Although this improvement was mar ginal, results are sufficiently encouraging to warrant another study a fter a new awareness campaign among the medical population. Am J Hyper tens 1998;11:905-908 (C) 1998 American Journal of Hypertension, Ltd.