Cumplimiento de indicadores de proceso en personas con diabetes tipo 2 y la vinculación a incentivos en Atención Primaria / Compliance with process indicators in people with type 2 diabetes and linking incentives in Primary Care

OBJETIVO: Los programas de pago por desempeño para mejorar la calidad de la atención sanitaria se están extendiendo de forma progresiva, en particular para en Atención Primaria. Nuestro objetivo fue explorar la relación entre el grado de cumplimiento de los indicadores de proceso (IPr) de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) en Atención Primaria y la vinculación a incentivos económicos. DISEÑO: Estudio descriptivo observacional, descriptivo y transversal. Emplazamiento: Seis centros de salud del Distrito Aljarafe, Sevilla, seleccionados de forma aleatoria y estratificada por tamaño poblacional. PARTICIPANTES: De un total de 3.647 sujetos incluidos en el Proceso Asistencial Integrado de DM2 durante el 2008, se incluyó a 366 pacientes, según cálculo de tamaño muestral, mediante muestreo aleatorio estratificado. Mediciones: IPr: exploración de fondo de ojo y pies, hemoglobina glucosilada (HbA1c), perfil lipídico, microalbuminuria y electrocardiograma. Variables potencialmente confusoras: edad, género, característica de zona de residencia en pacientes y variables de los médicos. RESULTADOS: La edad media fue de 66,36 (desviación estándar -DE- 11,56 años); el 48,9% eran mujeres. Los IPr con mejor cumplimiento fueron la exploración de pies, HbA1c y perfil lipídico (59,6, 44,3 y 44, respectivamente). El 2,7% de los pacientes presentaban cumplimiento simultáneo de los 6 IPr y el 11,74% de los 3 IPr vinculados a incentivos. El cumplimiento de IPr vinculado y no a incentivos mostró asociación significativa (p = 0,001). CONCLUSIONES: El cumplimiento de los IPr para el cribado de complicaciones crónicas de la DM2 es en su mayoría bajo, aunque este fue superior en los indicadores vinculados a incentivos

OBJECTIVE: Pay-for-performance programs to improve the quality of health care are extending gradually, particularly en Primary Health Care. Our aim was to explore the relationship between the degree of compliance with the process indicators (PrI) of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Primary Care and linkage to incentives. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study. SETTING: Six Primary Health Care centers in Seville Aljarafe District randomly selected and stratified by population size. PARTICIPANTS: From 3.647 adults included in Integrated Healthcare Process of T2DM during 2008, 366 patients were included according sample size calculation by stratified random sampling. Measurements: PrI: eye and feet examination, glycated hemoglobin, lipid profile, microalbuminuria and electrocardiogram. Confounding: Age, gender, characteristics town for patients and professional variables. RESULTS: The mean age was 66.36 years (standard deviation [DE]: 11,56); 48.9% were women. PrI with better compliance were feet examination, glycated hemoglobin and lipid profile (59.6%, 44.3% and 44%, respectively). 2.7% of patients had simultaneous compliance of the six PrI and 11.74% of patients three PrI linkage to incentives. Statistical association was observed in the compliance of the PrI incentives linked or not (P = .001). CONCLUSIONS: The degree of compliance with the PrI for screening chronic complications of T2DM is mostly low but this was higher on indicators linked to incentives

[Compliance with process indicators in people with type 2 diabetes and linking incentives in Primary Care]. / Cumplimiento de indicadores de proceso en personas con diabetes tipo 2 y la vinculación a incentivos en Atención Primaria.

OBJECTIVE: Pay-for-performance programs to improve the quality of health care are extending gradually, particularly en Primary Health Care. Our aim was to explore the relationship between the degree of compliance with the process indicators (PrI) of type 2 diabetes (T2DM) in Primary Care and linkage to incentives. DESIGN: Cross-sectional, descriptive, observational study. SETTING: Six Primary Health Care centers in Seville Aljarafe District randomly selected and stratified by population size. PARTICIPANTS: From 3.647 adults included in Integrated Healthcare Process of T2DM during 2008, 366 patients were included according sample size calculation by stratified random sampling. MEASUREMENTS: PrI: eye and feet examination, glycated hemoglobin, lipid profile, microalbuminuria and electrocardiogram. Confounding: Age, gender, characteristics town for patients and professional variables. RESULTS: The mean age was 66.36 years (standard deviation [DE]: 11,56); 48.9% were women. PrI with better compliance were feet examination, glycated hemoglobin and lipid profile (59.6%, 44.3% and 44%, respectively). 2.7% of patients had simultaneous compliance of the six PrI and 11.74% of patients three PrI linkage to incentives. Statistical association was observed in the compliance of the PrI incentives linked or not (P=.001). CONCLUSIONS: The degree of compliance with the PrI for screening chronic complications of T2DM is mostly low but this was higher on indicators linked to incentives.