Effectiveness of a new health care organization model in primary care for chronic cardiovascular disease patients based on a multifactorial intervention: the PROPRESE randomized controlled trial

• Published in: BMC health services research Vol. 13; no. 1; p. 293
• Main Authors: Orozco-Beltran, Domingo, Ruescas-Escolano, Esther, Navarro-Palazón, Ana Isabel, Cordero, Alberto, Gaubert-Tortosa, María, Navarro-Perez, Jorge, Carratalá-Munuera, Concepción, Pertusa-Martínez, Salvador, Soler-Bahilo, Enrique, Brotons-Muntó, Francisco, Bort-Cubero, Jose, Nuñez-Martinez, Miguel Angel, Bertomeu-Martinez, Vicente, Gil-Guillen, Vicente Francisco
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 02.08.2013; BioMed Central
• Subjects: Analysis; Cardiovascular Diseases - therapy; Care and treatment; Chronic Disease - therapy; Education, Medical, Continuing; Electronic records; Health maintenance organizations; Humans; Ischemia; Medical care; Medical research; Medicine, Experimental; Myocardial ischemia; Patient outcomes; Physician-Patient Relations; Primary Health Care - methods; Primary Health Care - organization & administration; Risk factors; Study Protocol; Treatment Outcome
• ISSN: 1472-6963; 1472-6963
• DOI: 10.1186/1472-6963-13-293

To evaluate the effectiveness of a new multifactorial intervention to improve health care for chronic ischemic heart disease patients in primary care. The strategy has two components: a) organizational for the patient/professional relationship and b) training for professionals. Experimental study. Randomized clinical trial. Follow-up period: one year. primary care, multicenter (15 health centers). For the intervention group 15 health centers are selected from those participating in ESCARVAL study. Once the center agreed to participate patients are randomly selected from the total amount of patients with ischemic heart disease registered in the electronic health records. For the control group a random sample of patients with ischemic heart disease is selected from all 72 health centers electronic records. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a multifactorial intervention strategy involving patients with ischemic heart disease for the improvement of the degree of control of the cardiovascular risk factors and of the quality of life, number of visits, and number of hospitalizations. NCT01826929.