Fig. 2
Reasons cited by specialists and nonspecialists for not achieving target blood pressure levels by subgroup: a patient derived and b physician derived. a Based on Physician Question Q21 (To what extent do you think each of the following patient-derived and disease-related reasons are critical factors that prevent 100% of your patients from achieving the guideline-recommended target?). b Based on Physician Question Q22 (To what extent do you think each of the following pharmacist- and physician-derived reasons are critical factors that prevent 100% of patients from achieving this target?). Gray lines and filled circles represent the mean values of responses from all physicians (i.e., overall) for each reason. BP blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. 1Percentage of physicians who responded ‘strongly agree’ or ‘agree’
