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CARE QUALITY FOR PATIENTS WITH CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE IN FAMILY MEDICINE - GUIDELINE IMPLEMENTATION BY TAKING A GLANCE AT THE RISK FACTORS
Uvod: Bolesnici s koronarnom boleÅ”Äu su velik izazov u skrbi lijeÄnika obiteljske medicine (LOM) zbog brojnih komorbiditeta te primjene mjera sekundarne prevencije kojima se prate i istovremeno korigiraju riziÄni Äimbenici koji se odnose na bolesnika, njegovu okolinu i stil života. Cilj: Istražiti uspjeÅ”nost LOM-a u primjeni mjera sekundarne prevencije kardiovaskularnih bolesti i pronaÄi moguÄe rjeÅ”enje za poboljÅ”anje kvalitete skrbi. Ispitanici i metode: Opservacijsko istraživanje provedeno je 2017. godine u devet specijalistiÄkih ordinacija obiteljske medicine diljem Hrvatske, a ukljuÄivalo je 169 bolesnika koji su ili preboljeli infarkt miokarda i/ili su bili podvrgnuti perkutanoj koronarnoj intervenciji i/ili operaciji aortokoronarnog premoÅ”tenja. PraÄene su vrijednosti krvnog tlaka, LDL kolesterola i indeksa tjelesne mase, a ispitivano je pridržavanje poželjnih oblika ponaÅ”anja (nepuÅ”enje, tjelesna aktivnost, pravilna prehrana, redovno uzimanje dokazano djelotvornih lijekova) te prilagodba novom stilu života koja je mjerena Likertovom ljestvicom (1-5) kao i zadovoljstvo lijeÄnika preglednoÅ”Äu elektroniÄkog zdravstvenog zapisa. Rezultati: ZadovoljavajuÄe vrijednosti arterijskog tlaka postignute su u 63,2 % ispitanika, razinu LDL kolesterola prema smjernicama imalo je 19,4 %, dok je 25,3 % ispitanika imalo uredan indeks tjelesne mase; 25,1 % ispitanika je i dalje puÅ”ilo, dok je 43,2 % ispitanika konzumiralo alkohol. Prehrambene navike promijenilo je 63,7 % ispitanika, a 63,4 % je poveÄalo svoju tjelesnu aktivnost. LOM je u veÄini sluÄajeva proveo savjetovanje oko promjene životnog stila nakon koronarnog incidenta. LijeÄnici su veÄinom bili zadovoljni sadržajem i koliÄinom podataka u elektroniÄkom zdravstvenom zapisu, ali ne i njihove upotrebljivosti u svakodnevnoj, vremenski ograniÄenoj konzultaciji s bolesnikom. OsmiÅ”ljeno rjeÅ”enje u programu Adobe IllustratorĀ® omoguÄilo bi i olakÅ”alo bolju preglednost riziÄnih Äimbenika i time bi moglo imati utjecaja na uÄinkovitiju kontrolu provoÄenja mjera sekundarne prevencije. ZakljuÄak: Skrb za bolesnike s koronarnom boleÅ”Äu u obiteljskoj medicini je vrlo kompleksna, a dio kompleksnosti se odnosi na primjenu mjera sekundarne prevencije koje su od vitalne važnosti. Zbog toga je potrebno planirati i osigurati dovoljno vremena za konzultaciju s takvim bolesnicima kako bi se dobio uvid u kontrolu riziÄnih Äimbenika i pravovremeno uÄinile promjene sukladno važeÄim smjernicama. Rezultati istraživanja pokazali su da se u bolesnika svi riziÄni Äimbenici ne nalaze unutar preporuÄenih vrijednosti te da je jedan od moguÄih razloga tome Å”to ne postoji njihov pregledan prikaz u elektroniÄkom zdravstvenom zapisu. Kvalitetnija skrb mogla bi se postiÄi kada bi postojalo jasno vizualno rjeÅ”enje stanja riziÄnih Äimbenika koje je u ovom radu osmiÅ”ljeno i predloženo u obliku slika koje bi LOM-u dale brzi uvid u āprofi lā bolesnika te poboljÅ”ale uÄinkovitost svake konzultacije s obzirom na njeno kratko vremensko ograniÄenje u svakodnevnim uvjetima rada u ordinacijama obiteljske medicine.Introduction: Patients with coronary artery disease represent a challenge in each family medicine practice because of many comorbidities and the application of secondary prevention measures which represent a tool for tracking and simultaneously correcting risk factors related to the patient, his surroundings and lifestyle. Objective: Explore the effectiveness of family medicine specialists in applying secondary prevention measures in cardiovascular diseases and to find a solution for improving quality of care. Participants and Methods: This observational study, was conducted in 2017. under nine specialised family medicine practices throughout Croatia and included 169 patients who suffered from myocardial infarction and/or underwent percutaneous coronary intervention and/or bypass surgery. Blood pressure, LDL cholesterol and body mass index were measured and it was examined whether the participants were abiding to the advised healthy habits (nonsmoking, physically active, good diet, regular use of medicaments according to the guidelines). Adjustment to the new lifestyle was measured with Likert scale (1-5) and the same scale was used to asses physicians satisfaction with transparency of electronic health record data. Results: 63.2% of participants had recommended values for blood pressure, 19.4% for LDL cholesterol and 25.3% had a normal body mass index according to the guidelines. 25.1% of participants continued to smoke and 43.2% continued alcohol consumption. In terms of diet, a change was observed in 63.7% and physical activity increase in 63.4% of participants. In most cases, after coronary incident, physician consulted them regarding lifestyle changes. Family medicine specialists were mostly pleased with the content and the amount of data in electronic health records, but not with their transparency and ease of use in everyday, usually time constrained, patient - doctor consultations. A software application Adobe IllustratorĀ® was used to visually represent the relevant risk factors which could provide more effective control for conducting secondary prevention measures. Conclusion: The care for coronary artery disease patients in family medicine is very complex, and a part of it is related to providing effective measures of secondary prevention which are of crucial importance. Therefore it is imperative to plan ahead and allow sufficient consultation time to obtain control over the risk factors and make timely changes according to the guidelines. Research results have shown that not all risk factors are within recommended values and one of the reasons could be the lack of clear presentation in the electronic health record. Better quality of care could be achieved with the proposed visual solution using pictures that allows the family physician fast access to the patientās āprofileā and improves efficiency of every consultation despite its constrained duration in everyday conditions