Observational studyBMC health services research2025
Primary care utilisation in different patients' profiles with cardiovascular risk factors.
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- Nurse-Led Secondary Prevention After Acute Coronary Syndrome: Bridging the Gender Gap in Cardiovascular Outcomes-A Sub-Analysis of the BEAT-HF Study.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Predicting family doctor contract fulfillment propensity using the FA-GA-BP model and per capita household expenditures.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThis study aimed to identify profiles of patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, based on their sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and to analyse how their complexity is related to their frequency of visits in Primary Care.
methodsObservational longitudinal study conducted in the Spanish CArdiovascular Risk factors for HEalth Services research (CARhES) cohort. Individuals older than 15 with hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and/or dyslipidaemia in 2017 were selected and followed until 2021. Cluster analyses were performed to identify patients' profiles according to age, sex and morbidity burden. Characteristics and annual visits in Primary Care in the different profiles were described. Panel data models were applied to study the variability of the frequency of visits to both physicians and nurses in Primary Care in the profiles across different time points.
resultsIn this population-based cohort of 446,998 individuals, different profiles were identified among those with hypertension, type 2 DM and/or dyslipidaemia. Profiles comprising the elderly showed the highest morbidity burden. Among the profiles of individuals under 80, those that included women had a higher burden than profiles with men. This higher complexity was associated with higher frequency of Primary Care visits, regardless of the patient's socioeconomic level and depopulation level of his/her Basic Health Area.
conclusionsWomen and the elderly comprised the profiles with the highest morbidity burden and Primary Care attendance. Tailoring care and resources according to the complexity profile is essential to ensure that patients receive the best possible care based on their needs.
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