Open AccessAssociation of continuity of care with blood pressure control in patients with chronic kidney disease and hypertension
Author(s) -
Masuma Akter Khanam,
Alex Kitsos,
Jim Stankovich,
Ronald L. Castelino,
Matthew Jose,
Gregory Peterson,
Barbara C. Wimmer,
Tabish Razi Zaidi,
Jan Radford
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
australian journal of general practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.421
H-Index - 42
eISSN - 2208-794X
pISSN - 2208-7958
DOI - 10.31128/ajgp-05-18-4592
Subject(s) - medicine , kidney disease , guideline , blood pressure , concomitant , cohort , diabetes mellitus , continuity of care , chronic care , general practice , disease , cohort study , health care , intensive care medicine , chronic disease , family medicine , endocrinology , pathology , economic growth , economics
Hypertension frequently co-exists with chronic kidney disease (CKD). The objective of this study was to investigate blood pressure (BP) control among general practice patients with CKD and hypertension, and whether control was related to continuity of care.