The effect of a women- and healthcare-provider-focused heart health awareness initiative on diagnostic catheterization rates in women at community hospitals.

Full Abstract

The American College of Cardiology-National Cardiovascular Data Registry was used to assess the impact of a community education campaign related to heart disease in women on the number of women, relative to men, receiving diagnostic catheterization prior to initiation of the campaign and at 2-year follow-up. Catheterizations fell 7.03% in men and 0.96% in women. Although there was no increase in catheterizations, the relative change in the number of women receiving diagnostic catheterization versus men receiving diagnostic catheterization was 6.07% (p = .04). This finding was associated with a structured educational intervention targeted at healthcare providers and women at the intervention hospital.

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Author information

Author/s: Snow, Richard (R); Spencer, Kathy (K); Crego, Patricia (P); Debaets, Debbra (D); LaLonde, Michelle (M); Caulin-Glaser, Teresa (T);

Affiliation: Applied Health Services, Inc., Worthington, OH, USA.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Journal for healthcare quality : official publication of the National Association for Healthcare Quality (J Healthc Qual), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2008 Jul-Aug; vol 30 (issue 4) : pp 38-46

Dates: Created 2008/08/06; Completed 2008/08/18;

PMID: 18680926, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Databases, Factual
Education, Medical, Continuing
Female
Health Education
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Heart Catheterization - utilization
Heart Diseases - diagnosis; epidemiology
Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over
Hospitals, Community

Humans
Male
Ohio
Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care)
Program Evaluation
Registries
Risk Factors
Utilization Review
Women's Health Services - standards

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