Age-Related Bias in the Management of Hypertension: A National Survey of Physicians' Opinions on Hypertension in Elderly Adults

Abstract

Health care professionals' understanding of BP changes with aging, BP selection and BP target levels, lifestyle modification counseling (especially concerning potassium consumption), and drug selection deviates in some aspects from the national recommendations especially in the very old. Improving these opinions could have a significant impact on the control rates of geriatric hypertension.