Prevención secundaria de cardiopatía isquémica a nivel lipídico en atención primaria Aragón: estudio PRECIAR 1

Background: Despite the existing evidence of the effectiveness of secondary prevention by modifying lifestyles or using the different drugs which have shown themselves to be clinically beneficial for heart patients, there is little, not highly accurate information available regarding the handling of the treatment of these patients within the scope of primary care in our country. The purpose of this study is that of ascertaining the current status of secondary prevention of heart disease as far as lipid control is concerned. Methods: A review was made of the clinical records of all of the patients diagnosed at some point in time of their life as having ischemic heart disease, including those under the heading of acute myocardial infarction and angina pectoris within the 11 groups of patients assigned to three urban Health Care Centers in Area II in Zaragoza. The population in question totaled 19,692 patients, 388 cases of ischemic heart disease having been found in the record files data. Results: Based on a study of the lipid control data, 60.8% of the cases analyzed in this study showed a complete lipid profile for the last year. Solely 4.7% of these patients had LDL < 100, the control objective having to be limited to c- LDL<130 to find a 31.3% of patients with a lower than optimum control of this parameter. Conclusions: The results of our study reveal that the diagnosis of dyslipemias as well as the control of all other heart disease risk factors in secondary care have not been in keeping, for the most part, with the quality criteria of this health care procedure and therefore reveal the existence of a major degree of room for improvement.Fundamento: A pesar de la evidencia existente sobre la eficacia de la prevención secundaria, modificando los estilos de vida o utilizando los diversos fármacos que han mostrado su beneficio clínico en pacientes coronarios, la información disponible sobre el manejo terapéutico de estos pacientes en el ámbito de la atención primaria en nuestro país es escasa y poco precisa. El objetivo de este estudio es conocer el estado de la prevención secundaria de la enfermedad coronaria desde el punto de vista del control de los lípidos. Métodos: Se revisaron las historias clínicas de todas las personas diagnosticadas en algún momento de su vida de patología cardiovascular isquémica; incluyéndose en este apartado el infarto agudo de miocardio y el ángor, dentro de 11 cupos de 3 Centros de Salud urbanos del área II de Zaragoza. La población global era de 19.692 pacientes, encontrándose 388 casos de cardiopatía isquémica, de los datos recogidos de las historias. Resultados: Estudiando los datos sobre el control lipídico, el 60.8% de los casos analizados en este estudio presentaba un perfil lipídico completo en el último año. De estos 236 pacientes solamente el 4,7% tenía el LDL < 100, teniendo que limitar a un c-LDL < 130 el objetivo de control para encontrar un 31,3% de pacientes con un control subóptimo de este parámetro. Conclusiones: Los resultados de nuestro estudio revelan que el diagnóstico de las dislipemias, así como el control del resto de factores de riesgo cardiovascular en prevención secundaria no se han adecuado en gran medida a los criterios de calidad de este proceso asistencial y señalan, en consecuencia, la existencia de un amplio margen de mejora

Complex Care Needs in Multiple Chronic Conditions: Population Prevalence and Characterization in Primary Care. A Study Protocol

Background: Chronicity, and particularly complex care needs for people with chronic diseases is one of the main challenges of health systems. Objective: To determine the population prevalence of people with chronic diseases and complex care needs and to characterize these needs considering features of health and social complexity in Primary Care. Design: Cross-sectional population-based study. Scope: Patients who have one or more chronic health conditions from three Primary Care urban centres of a reference population of 43.647 inhabitants older than 14 years old. Methodology: Data will be obtained from the review of electronical medical records. Complexity will be defined by: 1) the independent clinical judgment of primary care physicians and nurses and 2) the aid of three complexity domains (clinical and social). Patients with advanced chronic disease and limited life prognosis will be also described. Conclusions: This research protocol intends to describe and analyse complex care needs from a primary care professional perspective in order to improve knowledge of complexity beyond multimorbidity and previous consumption of health resources. Knowing about health and social complexity with a more robust empirical basis could help for a better integration of social and health policies and a more proactive and differentiated care approach in this most vulnerable population

Espacios y destinos turísticos en tiempos de globalización y crisis

2 volúmenesXII Coloquio de Geografía del Turismo, Ocio y Recreación de la Asociación de Geógrafos Españoles. Colmenarejo (Madrid), del 17 al 19 de junio de 2010.Este libro ha sido editado con la colaboración económica del Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (ref. CS02010-10416-E)