[Compliance with recommendations in secondary prevention of stroke in primary care]
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[Compliance with recommendations in secondary prevention of stroke in primary care]
Abstract
Objective: Knowing compliance with secondary prevention recommendations of stroke in primary care and to identify factors associated with compliance.
Design: Multi-centre cross-sectional.
Setting: Health primary care centres in a metropolitan area (944,280 inhabitants).
Participants: Patients aged 18years and over with ischemic brain disease diagnosis prior to 6months before the study.
Main measurements: Clinical history records of demographic variables, risk factors and cardiovascular comorbidity, drugs, blood pressure values (BP), LDL-cholesterol and medical visits by doctor and nurses after the event. Good adherence was considered when BP <140/90 mmHg, LDL-cholesterol <100 mg/dL, smoking abstention and preventive drugs prescription (anti-platelet/anticoagulants, statins and angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors/angiotensin-receptor-antagonists or diuretics) during the last 18months.
Results: A total of 21,976 patients, mean age 73.12 years (SD: 12.13), 48% women, 72.7% with stroke. Co-morbidity: hypertension 70.8%, dyslipidemia 55.1%, DM 30.9%, atrial fibrillation 14.1%, ischemic heart disease 13.5%, chronic renal failure 12.5%, heart failure 8.8%, peripheral arterial disease 6.2%, dementia 7.8%. No record was found for smoking in 3.7%, for BP in 3.5% and for LDL in 6.5%. Optimal control: abstention smoking in 3.7%, BP <140/90 in 65.7% and LDL <100 mg/dL in 41.0%.
Treatment: 86.2% anti-platelet/anticoagulants, 61.3% statins and 61.8% angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor-antagonists or diuretic. Registration and risk factors control was higher in 66-79years aged and lower in 18-40years aged.
Conclusions: The implementation of clinical guidelines recommendations for stroke prevention in primary care must be improved, especially among younger population. Organizational changes and more active involvement by professionals and strategies against therapeutic inertia must be taken.
Objetivo: Conocer el grado de seguimiento de las recomendaciones en prevención secundaria cerebrovascular en atención primaria e identificar factores asociados.
Diseño: Transversal multicéntrico.
Emplazamiento: Centros de salud de atención primaria de un área metropolitana (944.280 habitantes).
Participantes: Pacientes mayores de 18 años con diagnóstico de enfermedad cerebrovascular antes de 6 meses del estudio.
Mediciones principales:
Extracción de historia clínica informatizada de variables demográficas, factores de riesgo y comorbilidad cardiovascular, fármacos, valores de presión arterial (PA), colesterol LDL y visitas por medicina y enfermería posteriores al episodio. Se consideró buen control: PA < 140/90 mmHg, colesterol LDL < 100 mg/dl, abstención tabáquica y prescripción de fármacos preventivos (antiagregantes/anticoagulantes, estatinas e IECA/ARA
Resultados:
Un total de 21.976 sujetos, media de edad 73,1 años (DE: 12,1), 48% mujeres, el 72,7% con accidente vascular cerebral establecido. Comorbilidad: 70,8% HTA, 55,1% dislipidemia, 30,9% DM, 14,1% fibrilación auricular, 13,5% cardiopatía isquémica, 12,5% insuficiencia renal crónica, 8,8% insuficiencia cardiaca, 6,2% arteriopatía periférica, 7,8% demencia. Sin registro de: hábito tabáquico 3,7%, PA 3,5% y colesterol LDL 6,5%. Grado de control: 75,4% abstención tabáquica, 65,7% PA < 140/90 y 41,0% colesterol LDL < 100 mg/dl. Tratamiento: 86,2% antiagregantes/anticoagulantes, 61,3% estatinas y 61,8% IECA/ARA
Conclusiones: El seguimiento de las recomendaciones de las guías clínicas para la prevención de la enfermedad cerebrovascular en atención primaria es mejorable, especialmente en los más jóvenes. Son necesarios cambios organizativos e intervención más activa de los profesionales, así como estrategias para combatir la inercia terapéutica.
Keywords: Accidente cerebrovascular; Atención primaria; Cerebral infarction; Ictus; Prevención secundaria; Primary health care; Secondary prevention; Stroke.
Copyright © 2016 Elsevier España, S.L.U. All rights reserved.
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