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      Improving the quality of care for patients with hypertension in Moshupa District, Botswana: Quality improvement cycle

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          Abstract

          Background

          Although there are no prevalence studies on hypertension in Botswana, this condition is thought to be common and the quality of care to be poor.

          Aim

          The aim of this project was to assess and improve the quality of primary care for hypertension.

          Setting

          Moshupa clinic and catchment area, Botswana.

          Methods

          Quality improvement cycle.

          Results

          Two hundred participants were included in the audit. Sixty-eight per cent were women with a mean age of 55 years. In the baseline audit none of the target standards were met. During the re-audit six months later, six out of nine structural target standards, five out of 11 process target standards and one out of two outcome target standards were achieved. Statistically-significant improvement in performance ( p < 0.05) was shown in 10 criteria although the target standard was not always met. In the re-audit, the target of achieving blood pressure control (< 140/90) in 70% of patients was achieved.

          Conclusion

          The quality of care for hypertension was suboptimal in our setting. Simple interventions were designed and implemented to improve the quality of care. These interventions led to significant improvement in structural and process criteria. A corresponding significant improvement in the control of blood pressure was also seen.

          Abstrait

          Améliorer la qualité de la prise en charge des patients souffrant d'hypertension dans le district de Moshupa, au Botswana: le cycle d'amélioration de la qualité

          Présentation

          Bien qu'il n'existe aucune étude portant sur la prévalence de l'hypertension au Botswana, il s'agit d'un problème de santé considéré comme courant, et la qualité de sa prise en charge est médiocre.

          Objectif

          L'objectif de ce projet était d’évaluer et d'améliorer la qualité des soins de santé primaire liés à l'hypertension.

          Cadre

          Centre médical et bassin de Moshupa, Botswana.

          Méthodes

          Cycle d'amélioration de la qualité.

          Résultats

          Deux cent personnes ont participé à l’étude. Soixante-huit pour cent d'entre elles étaient des femmes et l’âge moyen était de 55 ans. Au cours de l’étude subséquente menée six mois plus tard, six des neuf normes structurelles, cinq des 11 normes visées par le processus et une des deux normes visées par le résultat étaient effectives. Une amélioration statistiquement significative de la performance ( p < 0.5) était observée pour 10 critères, bien que la norme visée n'ait pas été systématiquement atteinte. Au cours de l’étude subséquente, l'objectif consistant à procéder au contrôle de la tension artérielle (< 140/90) chez 70% des patients était réalisé.

          Conclusion

          La qualité de la prise en charge de l'hypertension était inférieure à la norme dans notre cadre. Des interventions simples ont été élaborées et mises en oeuvres afin d'améliorer la qualité de cette prise en charge. Ces interventions ont conduit à une amélioration conséquente dans les critères structurels et relatifs aux processus. Une amélioration significative correspondante a également été observée dans le contrôle de la tension artérielle.

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              South African hypertension guideline 2011.

              Extensive data from randomised controlled trials have shown the benefit of treating hypertension. The target blood pressure (BP) for antihypertensive management is systolic <140 mmHg and diastolic <90 mmHg with minimal or no drug side-effects; however, stricter BP control is required for patients with end-organ damage, co-existing risk factors and co-morbidity, e.g. diabetes mellitus. The reduction of BP in the elderly and in those with severe hypertension should be achieved gradually over 1 month. Co-existent risk factors should also be controlled. Benefits of management include reduced risks of stroke, cardiac failure, chronic kidney disease and coronary heart disease. The correct BP measurement procedure is described, and evaluation of cardiovascular risk factors and recommendations for antihypertensive therapy are stipulated. The total cardiovascular disease risk profile should be determined for all patients to inform management strategies. Lifestyle modification and patient education are cornerstones in the management of every patient. Major indications, precautions and contra-indications to each recommended antihypertensive drug are listed. Combination therapy should be considered ab initio if the BP is ≥ 20/10 mmHg. First-line drug therapy for uncomplicated hypertension includes low-dose thiazide-like diuretics, calcium channel blockers (CCBs) or angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-Is) (or ARBs - angiotensin II receptor blockers). If the target BP is not obtained, a second antihypertensive should be added from the aforementioned list. If the target BP is still not met, the third remaining antihypertensive agent should be used. In black patients either thiazide-like diuretics or CCBs can be used initially, because response rates are better than with ACE-Is or β-blockers. In treating resistant hypertension, a centrally acting drug, vasodilator, α-blocker, spironolactone or β-locker should be added. This guideline includes management of specific situations, i.e. hypertensive emergency and urgency, severe hypertension with target organ damage, hypertension in diabetes mellitus, resistant hypertension, fixed drug combinations, new trials in hypertension, and interactions of antihypertensive agents with other drugs. The guideline was developed by the Southern African Hypertension Society.
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                Author and article information

                Journal
                Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
                Afr J Prim Health Care Fam Med
                PHCFM
                African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine
                AOSIS OpenJournals
                2071-2928
                2071-2936
                25 April 2014
                2014
                : 6
                : 1
                : 578
                Affiliations
                [1 ]Division of Family Medicine and Primary Care, Stellenbosch University, South Africa
                Author notes
                Correspondence to: Robert Mash, Email: rm@ 123456sun.ac.za , Postal address: Box 19063, Tygerberg, 7505, South Africa.

                How to cite this article: Kande C, Mash R. Improving the quality of care for patients with hypertension in Moshupa District, Botswana: Quality improvement cycle. Afr J Prm Health Care Fam Med. 2014;6(1), Art. #578, 7 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.578

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                PHCFM-6-578
                10.4102/phcfm.v6i1.578
                4502875
                26245397
                e7e328a2-c0b8-4762-9932-4b9227ec5775
                © 2014. The Authors

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                : 31 October 2013
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