Kazalniki kakovosti preventive srčno-žilnih bolezni v ambulanti družinske medicine
Quality indicators of cardiovascular disease prevention for primary care in Slovenia

english

2012

volume 81, issue 10

cardiovascular disease   health care   prevention and control   quality indicators

Slovensko zdravniško društvo
(Obvezni izvod spletne publikacije)

Aim: National validation of quality indicators for cardiovascular prevention in primary care in Slovenia and comparison with a set of internationally validated indicators. Methods: A list of indicators derived from guidelines, recommendations and good clinical practice was developed internationally within a wider Epa-cardio study. In each participating country a panel of national experts were recruited to assess the indicators using a Delphi Technique methodology in two rounds for clarity, validity and feasibility. In Slovenia, 14 national experts, all general practitioners with special interestin cardiovascular diseases, were recruited. Results: Most of validatedindicators belonged to the health-care management of people with established cardiovascular disease. Fewer numbers of indicators were validatedfor primary prevention, mostly on life style recording and advice. Only very few indicators on outcome measures (level of risk factors) were validated. No indicators of patientsć involvement or new risk factors, such associoeconomic circumstances, got consensus. Conclusion: Slovenia validated more indicators than the international study, especially indicators of primaryprevention. The experts did not achieve consensus on indicators of patientsć perspective, despite the paradigm of family medicine that the patient is in the centre of care. Validated indicators can now be tested for systematic quality assessment of cardiovascular prevention in the country.

14.08.2013