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Results, barriers and enablers in atrial fibrillation case finding: barriers in opportunistic atrial fibrillation case finding-a cross-sectional study

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    Identifier: imarina:8681310
    Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina8681310
  • Authors:

    Ballesta-Ors J
    Clua-Espuny JL
    Gentille-Lorente DI
    Lechuga-Duran I
    Fernández-Saez J
    Muria-Subirats E
    Blasco-Mulet M
    Lorman-Carbo B
    Alegret JM
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    Author, as appears in the article.: Ballesta-Ors J; Clua-Espuny JL; Gentille-Lorente DI; Lechuga-Duran I; Fernández-Saez J; Muria-Subirats E; Blasco-Mulet M; Lorman-Carbo B; Alegret JM
    Department: Medicina i Cirurgia
    URV's Author/s: Alegret Colomé, Josep Maria / Ballesta Ors, Juan
    Keywords: Stroke Risk Pulse Prevention Patient Diagnosis Case finding Atrial fibrillation Anticoagulants
    Abstract: Background: Atrial fibrillation (AF) is often asymptomatic, and screening is not routinely undertaken. Objective: Evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of a population-based case finding program and to identify the enablers of and/or barriers to its implementation. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study of a health care case finding program for AF from 1 January 2016, to 31 December 2017, that included 48 336 people >= 60 years of age in the region of Terresde l'Ebre (Catalonia, Spain). We analysed the effect on the prevalence of AF and, stratified by age, on the incidence of new diagnoses of AF. We assessed the sociodemographic and clinical variables related to the realization of a case finding. Results: A total of 32 090 (62.4%) people were screened for AF. We observed a significant increase in the AF prevalence after 2 years of program intervention (5.9-7.7%; P < 0.001). The detection of new AF cases was significantly higher in the case finding group across the whole of the age range, and 765 (2.6%) new AF cases were diagnosed using case finding. The factors that were significantly associated with an underuse of case finding were: age <70 years, urban residence, institutionalized status, Pfeiffer score >= 2, Charlson score >3 and number of visits <7/year. Conclusions: A health care program of case finding is feasible and is associated with a significant increase in the prevalence and incidence of AF. The results depend on factors such as the ease of access to health care, age, place of residence and comorbidities.
    Thematic Areas: Serviço social Saúde coletiva Psychology Psicología Primary health care Medicine, general & internal Medicine (all) Medicina ii Medicina i Farmacia Family practice Ciencias sociales Ciências biológicas ii
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    Author's mail: josepmaria.alegret@urv.cat
    Author identifier: 0000-0002-6117-5512
    Record's date: 2023-02-19
    Papper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/submittedVersion
    Link to the original source: https://academic.oup.com/fampra/article/37/4/486/5812626?login=true
    Licence document URL: http://repositori.urv.cat/ca/proteccio-de-dades/
    Papper original source: Family Practice. 37 (4): 486-492
    APA: Ballesta-Ors J; Clua-Espuny JL; Gentille-Lorente DI; Lechuga-Duran I; Fernández-Saez J; Muria-Subirats E; Blasco-Mulet M; Lorman-Carbo B; Alegret JM (2020). Results, barriers and enablers in atrial fibrillation case finding: barriers in opportunistic atrial fibrillation case finding-a cross-sectional study. Family Practice, 37(4), 486-492. DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa023
    Article's DOI: 10.1093/fampra/cmaa023
    Entity: Universitat Rovira i Virgili
    Journal publication year: 2020
    Publication Type: Journal Publications
  • Keywords:

    Family Practice,Medicine, General & Internal,Primary Health Care
    Stroke
    Risk
    Pulse
    Prevention
    Patient
    Diagnosis
    Case finding
    Atrial fibrillation
    Anticoagulants
    Serviço social
    Saúde coletiva
    Psychology
    Psicología
    Primary health care
    Medicine, general & internal
    Medicine (all)
    Medicina ii
    Medicina i
    Farmacia
    Family practice
    Ciencias sociales
    Ciências biológicas ii
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