QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with coronary heart disease (QUEL): protocol for a 24-month cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care

QUality improvement in primary care to prevent hospitalisations and improve Effectiveness and efficiency of care for people Living with coronary heart disease (QUEL): protocol for a 24-month cluster randomised controlled trial in primary care

Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD), including coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, is the leading cause of death and disability globally. A large proportion of mortality occurs in people with prior CHD and effective and scalable strategies are needed to prevent associated deaths an...

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Main Authors: Julie Redfern, Nashid Hafiz, Karice Hyun, Andrew Knight, Charlotte Hespe, Clara K. Chow, Tom Briffa, Robyn Gallagher, Christopher Reid, David L. Hare, Nicholas Zwar, Mark Woodward, Stephen Jan, Emily R. Atkins, Tracey-Lea Laba, Elizabeth Halcomb, Laurent Billot, Tracey Johnson, Timothy Usherwood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:BMC Family Practice
Subjects:
Quality improvement
Primary care
Secondary prevention
Coronary heart disease
Data
Cardiovascular disease
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01105-0

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12875-020-01105-0

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