Managing hypertension in frail oldest-old-The role of guideline use by general practitioners from 29 countries.

Céline RouletZsofia RozsnyaiKatharina Tabea JungoMilly A van der PloegCarmen FlorianiDonata KurpasShlomo VinkerSanda Kreitmayer PesticFerdinando PetrazzuoliKathryn HoffmannRita P A ViegasChristian MallenAthina TatsioniHubert MaisonneuveClaire CollinsHeidrun LingnerRosy TsopraYolanda MuellerRosalinde K E PoortvlietJacobijn GusseklooSven Streit

Published in: PloS one (2020)

Many GPs reported using guidelines to manage hypertension in frail oldest-old patients, however guideline users did not decide differently from non-users concerning hypertension treatment decisions. Instead of focusing on the fact if GPs use guidelines or not, we as a scientific community should put an emphasis on what guidelines suggest in frail and oldest-old patients.

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