Abstract

FERRER HERRERA, Ismael et al. Calidad de la atención dispensarial a la cardiopatía isquémica. Rev Cubana Med Gen Integr [online]. 2001, vol.17, n.5, pp.461-467. ISSN 0864-2125.

A crosswise study of the quality of classified care in a sample of 129 patients with ischemic heart disease, who were seen at the urban physician’s office of "Centro" polyclinics in Camagüey municipality during 1998, was performed by using an specially designed that included variables to be studied, was applied by the authors themselves and automatically processed. The following prevailed in the studied sample: females (55%), the 45 y and over age group (92.24%), the sedentary lifestyle (83.72%), the pathological family history of ischemic heart diseases (82.17%); and blood hypertension (72.87%) among the coronary risk factors and the angina pectoris (52.71%) among the clinical forms. From the classified medical care viewpoint, all the patients were registered, but two thirds were not systematically controlled in scheduled visits whereas almost half of them did not adhere to the medical treatment. In spite of the high percent of patients under control, the classified care was not considered to be efficient

Keywords : MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE.

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