Long-Term Outcomes of a Cohort of Hypertensive Subjects in Rural Ecuador
| Autor: | Juan Moreira, Monica Marquez Figueroa, Mariella Anselmi, Rosanna Prandi, Cintia Caicedo Montaño, Damon Bell, Oscar Betancour, Fabio Robusto, Tommaso Vannini, Fausto Avanzini, Gianni Tognoni, Maria Carla Roncaglioni, COHEMI Project Study Group |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Epidemiology Population Health Promotion Rural Health 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Risk Factors Environmental health medicine Humans Community Health Services Prospective Studies 030212 general & internal medicine Risk factor education Prospective cohort study Aged Community and Home Care education.field_of_study business.industry Middle Aged Disadvantaged Treatment Outcome Cardiovascular Diseases Hypertension Community health Cohort Feasibility Studies Female Ecuador Rural area Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine business Program Evaluation |
| Zdroj: | Global Heart; Vol 14, No 4 (2019); 373-378 |
| ISSN: | 2211-8179 2211-8160 |
| Popis: | Background: In contrast with the abundance of global epidemiological descriptive data on cardiovascular diseases and their risk factors, information on the outcomes of real populations prospectively followed up in their life and care settings is much rarer, especially in low-income countries.Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the feasibility and the overall results of a hypertension control program, based mainly on a network of community nonprofessional health promoters, in the poor rural region of Borbon (Ecuador).Methods: This is a prospective cohort study describing the results of a program of hypertension diagnosis, treatment and follow-up from 2004 to 2015 in the area, carried out mainly by the health promoters.Results: The number of hypertensive patients identified and followed over the years increased from 1,024 in 2004 to 1,733 in 2015. The percentage of patients with no visits during a year was reduced to |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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