Clinical inertia in hypertension: a new holistic and practical concept within the cardiovascular continuum and clinical care process.
Blood Press
; 28(4): 217-228, 2019 08.
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| ID: mdl-31023106
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
Recognition of clinical inertia is essential to improve the control of chronic diseases. Although it is very intuitive, a better interpretation of the concept of clinical inertia is lacking, likely due to its high complexity. Materials andMethods:
After a review of the published articles, we propose a practical vision of inertia, contextualized within the clinical process of hypertension care.Results:
This new vision enables the integration of previous terms and definitions of clinical inertia, as well as proposing specific strategies for its reduction.Conclusion:
Although some concepts should be considered as 'justified inertia' or 'investigator inertia', the idea that inertia may be present throughout the continuum of care gives physicians a holistic view of the problem that is easily applicable to their clinical practice. Measures to overcome inertia are complicated because of the intrinsic complexity of the concept.Palavras-chave
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Qualidade da Assistência à Saúde
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Padrões de Prática Médica
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Competência Clínica
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Gerenciamento Clínico
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Hipertensão
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Blood Press
Assunto da revista:
ANGIOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Espanha