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This study aims to measure changes in the quality of clinical care for coronary heart disease, asthma, and type 2 diabetes from 1998 to 2003.

October 28, 2005BMJOpen Access

Improvements in quality of clinical care in English general practice 1998-2003: longitudinal observational study

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Longitudinal study measures quality of care improvements in chronic diseases, suggesting effective healthcare initiatives.

This study aims to measure changes in the quality of clinical care for coronary heart disease, asthma, and type 2 diabetes from 1998 to 2003.
Longitudinal cohort study design
Included medical record data for 2300 patients in 1998 and 1495 in 2003
Quality of care assessed against evidence based review criteria
Quality of care for coronary heart disease improved from 60.5% to 78.1% (P < 0.001) with a change of 17.6%
Asthma care quality increased from 60.1% to 70.3% (P = 0.001), change of 10.2%
Diabetes care improved from 70.4% to 77.7% (P = 0.001), change of 7.3%

Campbell et al. (2005) studied this question.

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