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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 20.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Manag Care. 2012 Oct 1;18(10):e378–e391.
Strongly disagree → Strongly agree
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3. Before today’s presentation, I had an excellent understanding of the JNC 7 guideline’s recommendations
4. I currently implement the guideline’s recommendations with all my hypertensive patients
Given what you learned from our educational presentation, please rate how much you agree with the JNC 7 guidelines’ recommendations using the scale above
5. Lifestyle modification recommendations
6. List of compelling indications for hypertension treatment
7. Use of thiazide-type diuretics as the first line of defense for most hypertensives
8. Use of 2-drug combination for patients with Stage 2 hypertension
Please rate how strongly you agree with each of the following statements, using the scale above
9. I have a better understanding of the JNC 7 guideline now than before today’s presentation.
10. The incentive process was explained well to me.
11. I have a good understanding of how the reward in this study will be calculated.
12. The process for calculating the reward is fair.
13. The criteria used to evaluate how well I follow the guideline’s medication recommendations are fair.
14. The criteria used to evaluate how well I control my patients’ blood pressure are fair.
15. The amount of the incentive would motivate me to improve.
16. In general, financial incentives are a useful tool for improving quality of hypertension care.