Provider competence in hypertension management and challenges of the rural primary healthcare system in Sichuan province, China: a study based on standardized clinical vignettes

• Main Authors: Yuju Wu (Author), Ruixue Ye (Author), Qingzhi Wang (Author), Chang Sun (Author), Sha Meng (Author), Sean Sylvia (Author), Huan Zhou (Author), Dimitris Friesen (Author), Scott Rozelle (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Improving primary care providers' competence is key to detecting and managing hypertension, but evidence to guide this work has been limited, particularly for rural areas. This study aimed to use standardized clinical vignettes to assess the competence of providers and the a...