Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes Melletus, Dyslipidemia, Obesity
Conditions
Brief summary
To assess the effectiveness of a clinical audit and physician based intervention in improving the management of dyslipidemia at Health centres in the Southeast Health Region of Jamaica
Interventions
OTHERAudit
An assessment of medical records using a pre-specified audit instrument to assess the level of care given for clinic attendees with cardiovascular disease including dyslipidemia
Feedback Training sessions for physicians inclusive Motivational Interviewing training and the use of physician reminders on medical records before each clinic session
Sponsors
The University of The West Indies
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Attended the clinic for at least 18 months * Is diagnosed with any of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, coronary heart disease (including angina, myocardial infarction), congestive cardiac failure or peripheral arterial disease, were eligible to be included in the audit
Exclusion criteria
* acutely ill or was diagnosed with established kidney disease
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal lipid values | 1 year |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal glucose values | 1 year |
| Proportion of persons attending health centers in the Southeast Health region with normal blood pressure values | 1 year |
Countries
Jamaica
Contacts
Primary ContactMichelle Harris
Backup ContactMarvin E Reid
Outcome results
None listed