Family Practice in Saudi Arabia: Chronic Morbidity and Quality of Care
| Autor: | Joharah M. Al-Quaiz, Mohammad Nass, Sulaiman A. Al-Shammari, Mohamed A. Al-Maatouq |
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| Rok vydání: | 1996 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Systolic hypertension Saudi Arabia Osteoarthritis Disease Diabetes mellitus medicine Humans Obesity Life Style Aged Quality of Health Care Asthma business.industry Health Policy Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health General Medicine Middle Aged medicine.disease Symptomatic relief Chronic Disease Female Morbidity Family Practice business Developed country |
| Zdroj: | International Journal for Quality in Health Care. 8:389-390 |
| ISSN: | 1464-3677 1353-4505 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/intqhc/8.4.389 |
| Popis: | Over a one-year period, 2990 patients attended a primary health care practice in urban Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Of these, 33.5% had chronic disorders. Clinically significant obesity (BMI > 29.9 Kg/m2) was present in 24.5% of those with chronic disorders. Musculoskeletal disorders, diabetes mellitus (DM), digestive disorders and cardiovascular disease accounted for 38%, 36%, 24% and 22% of encounters respectively. Uncontrolled DM was encountered in 7.1% while uncontrolled systolic hypertension was present in 28.8% of patients with these disorders. A significant proportion (42%) of patients with bronchial asthma required emergency management. Symptomatic relief was obtained in 57% of patients with irritable bowel and 87% of patients with osteoarthritis of the knees. The results point to a trend of morbidity similar to that encountered in developed nations with affluence and sedentary life style. There is a need to focus on obesity, life style measures that reduce weight would be expected to positively influence diabetes, hypertension and osteoarthritis of the knees. Monitoring of outcome measures would help identify areas of improvement and preventive measures. Copyright © 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd. |
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