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Table 4 Percentage of documented follow-ups carried out for certain chronic diseases

From: Is the quality of primary healthcare services influenced by the healthcare centre’s type of ownership?—An observational study of patient perceived quality, prescription rates and follow-up routines in privately and publicly owned primary care centres

Chronic disease

Patients with documentation for

Year

Privately owned PCC

Publicly owned PCC

Percentage mean

SD

Percentage data completeness

Percentage mean

SD

Percentage data completeness

Diabetes mellitus (DM)

HbA1c measurement

2011

91.1

8.53

98.8

90.8

8.06

100.0

2012

92.9

7.63

100.0

92.5

5.20

100.0

2013

94.5

5.40

98.8

94.2

5.78

100.0

blood pressure

2011

90.7

7.99

98.8

90.2

7.80

100.0

2012

92.9

8.09

100.0

92.9

4.26

100.0

2013

93.6

7.19

98.8

94.5

4.17

100.0

body mass index

2011

82.9

12.96

98.8

84.4

9.96

100.0

2012

92.9

12.01

100.0

87.3

7.68

100.0

2013

93.6

9.07

98.8

89.8

6.79

100.0

smoking status

2011

84.9

12.64

98.8

85.4

10.73

100.0

2012

89.1

11.39

100.0

87.9

8.79

100.0

2013

88.9

9.46

98.8

89.7

8.97

100.0

micro-albumin urine test

2011

59.4

24.54

98.8

74.2

17.73

100.0

2012

68.4

22.49

100.0

75.6

17.28

100.0

2013

70.6

19.3

98.8

76.7

16.46

100.0

low-density lipoprotein

2011

67.9

16.75

98.8

71.4

14.49

100.0

2012

71.6

17.36

100.0

74.9

13.67

100.0

2013

76.1

13.91

98.8

77.0

12.89

100.0

average percentage

83.4

12.60

99.2

85.0

10.04

100.0

Ischemic heart disease (IHD)

blood pressure

2012

82.5

8.27

89.7

84.1

6.23

99.1

smoking status

2012

53.0

17.52

78.9

59.1

14.06

98.2

low-density lipoprotein

2012

55.3

16.20

71.6

60.5

12.94

99.1

average percentage

63.6

14.00

80.1

67.9

11.08

98.8

Hypertension (absence of DM and IHD)

blood pressure

2012

82.4

9.14

96.4

83.9

7.45

99.1

smoking status

2012

50.8

21.12

93.8

57.8

14.5

99.1

average percentage

66.6

15.13

95.1

70.9

10.98

99.1

  1. SD = standard deviation