Quality indicators for primary health care in chronic kidney disease in the public service of a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5230869 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Farid Samaan (0000-0003-4393-7330, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Danilo Euclides Fernandes (0000-0002-6324-1763, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Gianna Mastroianni Kirsztajn (0000-0003-1317-4109, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Ricardo De Castro Cintra Sesso (0000-0002-1062-0073, Universidade Federal de São Paulo), Ana Maria Malik (0000-0002-0813-8886, Fundação Getulio Vargas) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 38 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | e00090821-e00090821 |
| Publication date | 2022-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cadernos de Saude Publica (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0102-311X • E-ISSN: 1678-4464 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0102-311x00090821 |
| PMID | 35319618 |
| OpenAlex | W4214565587 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0102-311X2022000205010 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 24 |
Complications of chronic kidney disease (CKD) can be avoided when promptly diagnosed and treated. The objective was to describe quality indicators of CKD detection and health care in the primary care public service of a city in the State of São Paulo, Brazil. This retrospective study analyzed charts of patients who attended primary care in the public service between November 2019 and February 2020. We selected 10 health quality indicators based on their scientific relevance and availability from the medical records that could express how CKD was identified and managed in primary health care. We estimated the adequate percentage of health indicators with data from 1,066 individuals who had ≥ one risk factor for CKD: hypertension, diabetes, or > 60 years old. Among patients, 79.4% had information on serum creatinine, whereas 58.8% were investigated for proteinuria. Blood pressure data were found in 98.9% of the records. The percentage of patients with blood pressure < 140x90mmHg, glycosylated hemoglobin < 6.5% and LDL-cholesterol < 100mg/dL was 79.2%, 49.2%, and 33.3%, respectively. Renin-angiotensin system blockers were prescribed to 82.8% of the patients with hypertension and CKD. Serum potassium was measured in 35.7% for those who were using renin-angiotensin system blockers. Among those people with CKD, 16.7% had CKD assigned in the medical records as a diagnose. Among those participants at higher risk for CKD, the referral rate to a nephrologist was 31.6%. This study confirmed some missed quality indicators of CKD in primary healthcare. Our results may help administrators develop public policies that improve health care for individuals at high risk for CKD. Long-term follow-up of the health indicators we proposed here will be useful to assess the impact of policy intervention
Blood pressure · Health care · Kidney disease · Medical record · Public health · Referral · Retrospective cohort study · Risk factor · Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes · Dialysis and Renal Disease Management · Public Health in Brazil
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |