Quality of care among patients diagnosed with atrial fibrillation in Greenland

This cross-sectional study sought to assess the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis in Greenland among various age groups and examine the corresponding quality of care. We collected data from Greenland's electronic medical records and evaluated the quality of care using six interna...

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Published in:International journal of circumpolar health 2024-12, Vol.83 (1), p.2311965-2311965
Main Authors: Nielsen, Marie Tolver, Hykkelbjerg Nielsen, Maja, Andersen, Stig, Riahi, Sam, Geisler, Uka Wilhjelm, Lynge Pedersen, Michael, Albertsen, Nadja
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation - diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology
Atrial Fibrillation - therapy
Blood Pressure - physiology
Cardiac arrhythmia
Cross-Sectional Studies
Electronic Health Records
Female
Greenland
Greenland - epidemiology
Humans
Inuit
Male
Original
Prevalence
quality of care
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Summary:This cross-sectional study sought to assess the prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) diagnosis in Greenland among various age groups and examine the corresponding quality of care. We collected data from Greenland's electronic medical records and evaluated the quality of care using six internationally recommended indicators, which are: percentage of AF patients with an assessment of smoking status within the previous year, an assessment of body mass index within the previous year, assessment of blood pressure within the previous year, measurement of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH), treatment with an anticoagulant and percentage of patients with a measurement of serum-creatinine. We found the prevalence of AF among patients aged 20 years or older in Greenland to be 1.75% (95% CI 1.62-1.88). We found an increasing prevalence of AF with age and a greater proportion of men than women until the age of 74 years. Our study suggests that the associated quality of care could be higher as the requirement of only one of the six quality indicators was met. A lack of registration may partly explain this, and initiatives to improve the quality of care are recommended.
ISSN:2242-3982
1239-9736
2242-3982
DOI:10.1080/22423982.2024.2311965