An Educational Intervention to Improve Statin Use: Cluster RCT at the Primary Care Level in Argentina

• Published in: American journal of preventive medicine Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 95 - 105
• Main Authors: Gulayin, Pablo E., Lozada, Alfredo, Beratarrechea, Andrea, Gutierrez, Laura, Poggio, Rosana, Chaparro, Raúl Martín, Santero, Marilina, Masson, Walter, Rubinstein, Adolfo, Irazola, Vilma
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Inc 01.07.2019; Elsevier Science Ltd
• Subjects: Cardiovascular diseases; Cholesterol; Clinical medicine; Clinical practice guidelines; Control groups; Density; Educational programs; Evidence-based medicine; Health promotion; Hypercholesterolemia; Intervention; Physicians; Primary care; Risk management; Risk reduction; Statins; Argentina

Statins are essential drugs for high cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management; however, there is still low adherence to good clinical practice guidelines for statin use at the primary care level in low- and middle-income countries. This study aimed to test whether a complex intervention targetin...