INTRODUCTION: more than 70% of deaths in the world are caused by chronic diseases; the largest portion of these deaths, as well as costs for health and social security systems, especially in industrialized countries such as ours, is attributable to cardiovascular diseases. There are some cardiovascular risk factors (unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking habits, alcohol intake, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and hypertension) that are modifiable and preventable. In the latest prevention plans, Public Health, together with all stakeholders, is called upon to implement multiple health promotion actions. The Veneto Region established an active call screening for the fifty-years-old population, to analyse their cardiovascular risk and activate appropriate prevention and diagnostic - therapeutic pathways. AULSS 7 was one of the first healthcare companies to restart this screening in the post-pandemic period. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: to describe the current organization of the Cardio 50 Screening in AULSS 7 and to analyse the results of the activity carried out from 01/01/23 to 10/31/24. MATERIALS AND METHODS: all the screening’s activities organized by the AULSS 7 Prevention Department are described (mostly based on the Cardio 50 regional operating procedure). A descriptive analysis of the data collected during the screening was carried out using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. RESULTS: 3545 subjects born in 1973, resident in the territory of AULSS 7 and initially suspected to be in a healthy cardiovascular status were invited to take part in the first level of the screening. This level consisted of outpatient visits carried out by health assistants or professional nurses to evaluate lifestyle habits (nutrition, physical activity, smoking and alcohol use), BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol. If necessary, during the visit, motivational counseling was performed to improve patients' state of health. 40 subjects were intercepted by telephone as having been inappropriately invited and 2087 joined the project (correct membership rate of 60%). Inadequate lifestyles and pathological parameters were detected in 95,3% of the subjects. The population was found to be distributable into the following risk classes: 4.7% A, 12.1% B1, 37.6% B2, 27.5% C, 5.5% C1 and 12.6% D. Subjects in the risk classes B2, C and C1 were invited to take part into screening’s second levels (telephone follow-ups at 6 months, dietary and dietetic visits, anti-smoking meetings) or were invited to contact their general practitioner for adequate diagnostic-therapeutic pathways. These second levels involved different professional figures and were activated by the coordination of the Prevention Department. 60.6% of the subjects participating in follow ups reported that they successfully managed to improve their health status. DISCUSSION: from a cardiovascular preventive point of view, literature underlines the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles characterized by adequate diet and physical activity, to have a good control of blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure, absence of alcohol and smoking. In line with this, the study identified the need for prevention and health promotion actions such as those carried out by the AULSS7 in the context of Cardio 50 screening. CONCLUSION: the adherence to the study was good and the study confirmed the usefulness and the importance of this screening carried out locally. A good integration of the various services and health professionals involved during the screening managed by the Prevention Department was fundamental.
INTRODUZIONE: le malattie croniche sono la causa di più del 70% dei decessi a livello globale; la porzione maggiore di questi, specie nei paesi industrializzati quali il nostro, nonché di costi per i sistemi sanitari e previdenziali, è riconducibile alle malattie cardiovascolari. Vi sono alcuni fattori di rischio (alimentazione non salutare, sovrappeso o obesità, sedentarietà, abitudine al fumo e assunzione di alcol, ipercolesterolemia, diabete e ipertensione arteriosa) modificabili e prevenibili. Negli ultimi piani di prevenzione, la Sanità Pubblica, assieme agli stakeholders tutti, è chiamata a mettere in atto molteplici azioni di promozione della salute. Regione Veneto ha istituito uno Screening con chiamata attiva rivolta alla popolazione cinquantenne, allo scopo di analizzarne il rischio cardiovascolare e attivare percorsi di prevenzione e diagnostico - terapeutici appropriati. L’AULSS 7 è stata una delle prime aziende sanitarie a riavviare lo screening nel periodo post-pandemico. OBIETTIVO DELLO STUDIO: descrivere l’attuale organizzazione e operatività dello Screening Cardio 50 nell’ AULSS 7, analizzare e illustrare i risultati dell’attività effettuata dal 01/01/23 al 31/10/24. MATERIALI E METODI: vengono descritte le attività organizzate in AULSS7 dal Dipartimento di Prevenzione (nel rispetto della procedura operativa regionale Cardio 50). Con fogli di calcolo Microsoft Excel è stata effettuata l’analisi descrittiva dei dati raccolti durante le sedute di screening. RISULTATI: 3545 soggetti presumibilmente sani dal punto di vista cardiovascolare, nati nel 1973 e residenti nel territorio dell’AULSS 7, sono stati invitati al primo livello dello screening ossia delle visite ambulatoriali svolte da assistenti sanitari o infermieri professionali in cui venivano valutati: stile di vita (alimentazione, attività fisica, fumo e alcol), bmi, pressione, glicemia e colesterolemia. Di questi, 40 soggetti sono stati intercettati telefonicamente come invitati inappropriatamente e 2087 hanno aderito al progetto (tasso di adesione corretta pari al 60%). Durante la visita veniva eseguito anche del counseling motivazionale per migliorare lo stato di salute, se necessario. Nel 95,3% dei soggetti si è rilevato uno stile di vita non adeguato e parametri patologici. La popolazione è risultata distribuibile nelle seguenti classi di rischio: 4,7% A, 12,1% B1, 37,6% B2, 27,5% C, 5,5% C1 e 12,6% D. I soggetti delle classi di rischio B2, C e C1 sono stati presi in carico nei secondi livelli dello screening (follow-up telefonici a 6 mesi, visite dietistiche, dietologiche, incontri contro il tabagismo) attivati interdipartimentalmente o sono state invitati a rivolgersi al medico curante per un percorso diagnostico - terapeutico adeguato. Il 60,6% dei soggetti aderenti al follow up ha riferito di essere riuscito a migliorare il proprio stato di salute. DISCUSSIONE: la letteratura sottolinea l’importanza da un punto di vista preventivo cardiovascolare di mantenere uno stile di vita sano caratterizzato da: adeguati regimi alimentari e attività fisica, buon controllo di glicemia, colesterolo e pressione arteriosa, assenza di alcol e fumo. In linea con ciò, lo studio ha individuato la necessità locale di azioni di prevenzione e di promozione della salute per la popolazione cinquantenne quali quelle organizzate nell’ambito dello screening Cardio 50. CONCLUSIONE: l’adesione allo studio è stata buona e lo studio ha confermato l’utilità e l'importanza dello screening effettuato localmente. Fondamentale l’integrazione dei vari servizi coinvolti nell’operatività messa in atto sotto la gestione del Dipartimento di prevenzione.
Screening Cardio 50 in Azienda ULSS 7 Pedemontana: organizzazione e analisi dell'attività post pandemica 2023 - 2024.
GIROLAMETTO, GLORIA
2022/2023
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: more than 70% of deaths in the world are caused by chronic diseases; the largest portion of these deaths, as well as costs for health and social security systems, especially in industrialized countries such as ours, is attributable to cardiovascular diseases. There are some cardiovascular risk factors (unhealthy diet, overweight or obesity, sedentary lifestyle, smoking habits, alcohol intake, hypercholesterolemia, diabetes and hypertension) that are modifiable and preventable. In the latest prevention plans, Public Health, together with all stakeholders, is called upon to implement multiple health promotion actions. The Veneto Region established an active call screening for the fifty-years-old population, to analyse their cardiovascular risk and activate appropriate prevention and diagnostic - therapeutic pathways. AULSS 7 was one of the first healthcare companies to restart this screening in the post-pandemic period. OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY: to describe the current organization of the Cardio 50 Screening in AULSS 7 and to analyse the results of the activity carried out from 01/01/23 to 10/31/24. MATERIALS AND METHODS: all the screening’s activities organized by the AULSS 7 Prevention Department are described (mostly based on the Cardio 50 regional operating procedure). A descriptive analysis of the data collected during the screening was carried out using Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. RESULTS: 3545 subjects born in 1973, resident in the territory of AULSS 7 and initially suspected to be in a healthy cardiovascular status were invited to take part in the first level of the screening. This level consisted of outpatient visits carried out by health assistants or professional nurses to evaluate lifestyle habits (nutrition, physical activity, smoking and alcohol use), BMI, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol. If necessary, during the visit, motivational counseling was performed to improve patients' state of health. 40 subjects were intercepted by telephone as having been inappropriately invited and 2087 joined the project (correct membership rate of 60%). Inadequate lifestyles and pathological parameters were detected in 95,3% of the subjects. The population was found to be distributable into the following risk classes: 4.7% A, 12.1% B1, 37.6% B2, 27.5% C, 5.5% C1 and 12.6% D. Subjects in the risk classes B2, C and C1 were invited to take part into screening’s second levels (telephone follow-ups at 6 months, dietary and dietetic visits, anti-smoking meetings) or were invited to contact their general practitioner for adequate diagnostic-therapeutic pathways. These second levels involved different professional figures and were activated by the coordination of the Prevention Department. 60.6% of the subjects participating in follow ups reported that they successfully managed to improve their health status. DISCUSSION: from a cardiovascular preventive point of view, literature underlines the importance of maintaining healthy lifestyles characterized by adequate diet and physical activity, to have a good control of blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure, absence of alcohol and smoking. In line with this, the study identified the need for prevention and health promotion actions such as those carried out by the AULSS7 in the context of Cardio 50 screening. CONCLUSION: the adherence to the study was good and the study confirmed the usefulness and the importance of this screening carried out locally. A good integration of the various services and health professionals involved during the screening managed by the Prevention Department was fundamental.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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