Part I, Patient perspective: activating patients to engage their providers in the use of evidence-based medicine: a qualitative evaluation of the VA Project to Implement Diuretics (VAPID)

Table 5 Patient perceptions of reasons not prescribed thiazide diuretic (n = 25)

	Primary Reason Not Prescribed	Secondary Reason Not Prescribed	Combined Total
BP Currently Controlled*	9 (36.0%)	4 (33.3%)	13 (35.1%)
Because of a Co-Morbidity	8 (32.0%)	4 (33.3%)	12 (32.4%)
Intensified Therapy	5 (20.0%)	3 (25.0%)	8 (21.6%)
Side Effects	2 (8.0%)	1 (8.3%)	3 (8.1%)
Other	1 (4.0%)	0 (0%)	1 (2.7%)
	25	12	37

* Reasons patients gave for their bp currently being controlled included the doctor telling them their bp was ok 4 (44.4%), they liked the way things were going or 'didn't want to upset the apple cart' 2 (22.2%), they were taking enough meds 1 (11.1%), their blood pressure was too low 1 (11.1%), or they had 'white coat syndrome' 1 (11.1%).

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