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Missed opportunities for chronic diseases prevention in a primary health care center in Istanbul [Istanbul'da bir birinci basamak saǧlık kuruluşunda kronik hastalıklardan korunmada kaçırılmış fırsatlar]

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dc.contributor.authorTOPUZOĞLU, AHMET
dc.contributor.authorsTopuzoǧlu A., Hidiroǧlu S., Fatih Önsüz M., Polat G.
dc.date.accessioned2022-03-15T01:59:06Z
dc.date.available2022-03-15T01:59:06Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractAIM: The aim of the study was to investigate missed opportunities about chronic diseases and related risk factors in a primary health care center in Istanbul. METHOD: This descriptive study was held in a Primary Health Care Center in Istanbul with the study population consisted of 500 people which were applicated in one month period. Participants were asked; if they were questioned by their physician about major risk factors (smoking, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, coroner heart disease in family, glysemic level, cholesterol level) and regular exercise practice according to Primary Care 2006 Guidelines. The data was evaluated by descriptive statatistics, chi square test. RESULTS: The median age of the participants were 40 (25.p; 32-75.p;52) and 76.4% of them were female. 50.4% of participants were overweight, 20.8% of them were obese. 36.2% of them were smoking, 22.0% were hypertensive, 10.4% were hiperglysemic. There were around 90.0% missing opportunities screening and management of obesity and blood cholesterol level, 70.0% about hypertension and 85.0% about diabetes. CONCLUSION: Opportunities about chronic diseases and their risk factors are being missed and asking about risk factors are neglected in primary health care center.
dc.identifier.doi10.5455/pmb.20110309114959
dc.identifier.issn1303734X
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11424/247147
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherGulhane Military Medical Academy
dc.relation.ispartofTAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectChronic disease
dc.subjectMissed opportunity
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subjectRisk factor
dc.titleMissed opportunities for chronic diseases prevention in a primary health care center in Istanbul [Istanbul'da bir birinci basamak saǧlık kuruluşunda kronik hastalıklardan korunmada kaçırılmış fırsatlar]
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oaire.citation.issue6
oaire.citation.startPage665
oaire.citation.titleTAF Preventive Medicine Bulletin
oaire.citation.volume10
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