Improvement of primary care for patients with chronic heart failure: a pilot study

Table 4 Medical treatment at baseline and changes during the 6-month programme period.

	Baseline scores		Patients with changes since baseline
	n = 77	%	n = 77	%
Non pharmaceutical treatment:
Stop smoking advise given	6	8	4	5
Dietary advice given	39	51	17	22
Advise on physical activity given	18	23	28	36
Influenza vaccination provided	72	94	3	4
Drug treatment:
Diuretics (thiazide or lisdiuretic) prescribed	63	82	4	5
ACE-inhibitor or ARB prescribed	58	75	3¹	4
Beta blocker prescribed	43	56	0¹	0
Spironolacton prescribed	15	19	0	0
Digoxin	5	6	0	0

¹ One patient on medication already had dosage adjustment according to the recommendations

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