Diagnostic inertia in dyslipidaemia: results of a preventative programme in Spain
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Title: | Diagnostic inertia in dyslipidaemia: results of a preventative programme in Spain |
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Authors: | Palazón Bru, Antonio | Sepehri, Armina | Ramírez-Prado, Dolores | Navarro-Cremades, Felipe | Cortés Castell, Ernesto | Rizo-Baeza, Mercedes | Gil Guillén, Vicente |
Research Group/s: | Salud y Cuidados en Grupos Vulnerables (SACU) | Enfermería y Cultura de los Cuidados |
Center, Department or Service: | Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Enfermería |
Keywords: | Physicians | Dyslipidaemia | Diagnosis | Primary health care | Cardiovascular risk factors |
Knowledge Area: | Enfermería |
Issue Date: | 28-Jul-2015 |
Publisher: | PeerJ |
Citation: | Palazón-Bru A, Sepehri A, Ramírez-Prado D, Navarro-Cremades F, Cortés E, Rizo-Baeza M, Gil-Guillén VF. (2015) Diagnostic inertia in dyslipidaemia: results of a preventative programme in Spain. PeerJ 3:e1109 https://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1109 |
Abstract: | Others have analysed the relationship between inadequate behaviour by healthcare professionals in the diagnosis of dyslipidaemia (diagnostic inertia) and the history of cardiovascular risk factors. However, since no study has assessed cardiovascular risk scores as associated factors, we carried out a study to quantify diagnostic inertia in dyslipidaemia and to determine if cardiovascular risk scores are associated with this inertia. In the Valencian Community (Spain), a preventive programme (cardiovascular, gynaecologic and vaccination) was started in 2003 inviting persons aged ≥40 years to undergo a health check-up at their health centre. This cross-sectional study examined persons with no known dyslipidaemia seen during the first six months of the programme (n = 16, 905) but whose total cholesterol (TC) was ≥5.17 mmol/L. Diagnostic inertia was defined as lack of follow-up to confirm/discard the dyslipidaemia diagnosis. Other variables included in the analysis were gender, history of cardiovascular risk factors/cardiovascular disease, counselling (diet/exercise), body mass index (BMI), age, blood pressure, fasting blood glucose and lipids. TC was grouped as ≥/<6.20 mmol/L. In patients without cardiovascular disease and <75/≤65 years (n = 15, 778/13, 597), the REGICOR (REgistre GIroní del COr)/SCORE (Systematic COronary Risk Evaluation) cardiovascular risk functions were used to classify risk (high/low). Inertia was quantified and the adjusted odds ratios calculated from multivariate models. In the overall sample, the rate of diagnostic inertia was 52% (95% CI [51.2–52.7]); associated factors were TC ≥ 6.20 mmol/L, high or “not measured” BMI, hypertension, smoking and higher values of fasting blood glucose, systolic blood pressure and TC. In the REGICOR sample, the rate of diagnostic inertia was 51.9% (95% CI [51.1–52.7]); associated factors were REGICOR high and high or “not measured” BMI. In the SCORE sample the rate of diagnostic inertia was 51.7% (95% CI [50.9–52.5]); associated factors were SCORE high and high or “not measured” BMI. Diagnostic inertia existed in over half the patients and was associated with a greater cardiovascular risk. |
Sponsor: | Conselleria de Sanitat (Valencian Community). |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10045/48971 |
ISSN: | 2167-8359 |
DOI: | 10.7717/peerj.1109 |
Language: | eng |
Type: | info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Rights: | © 2015 Palazón-Bru et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited. |
Peer Review: | si |
Publisher version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1109 |
Appears in Collections: | INV - SACU - Artículos de Revistas INV - EYCC - Artículos de Revistas |
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