[
    {
        "id": "osp-1257",
        "type": "article-journal",
        "title": "An Audit of Hypertension at University Health Center in Oman",
        "author": [
            {
                "family": "Al-Shidhani",
                "given": "Thuraya Ahmed"
            },
            {
                "family": "Bhargava",
                "given": "Kamlesh"
            },
            {
                "family": "Rizvi",
                "given": "Syed"
            }
        ],
        "URL": "https://omanscience.com/en/articles/an-audit-of-hypertension-at-university-health-center-in-oman",
        "language": "en",
        "issued": {
            "date-parts": [
                [
                    2011
                ]
            ]
        },
        "container-title": "Oman Medical Journal",
        "DOI": "10.5001/omj.2011.60",
        "publisher": "Oman Medical Specialty Board",
        "ISSN": "1999-768X",
        "abstract": "Objectives: To audit the documentation of medical care provided to hypertensive patients and to evaluate the management of hypertension in a primary healthcare center, Family Medicine Staff Clinic, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Oman. Methods: An audit of electronic medical records (EMR) was carried out during 2007and 2008 on a representative sample of 150 patients, selected randomly using a simple randomization method. The mean age of the patients was 54.8 +/- 9.9 years. The majority were Omanis; 53.3% were female, 46.7% were male. All patients’ records were reviewed for proper recording in a pre designed structured form. Re-auditing was done in 2008. McNemar’s test was used to compare data in 2007 with data in 2008. Results: Age, gender, blood pressure recording, renal function tests, and lipid levels were sufficiently recorded (>75%) in the computer system. Histories of pertinent symptoms and smoking history were poorly recorded ("
    }
]