Abstract

DUQUE HENAO, Sandra Lorena  and  VASQUEZ VELASQUEZ, Johanna. Cardiovascular risk, quality of life and quality-adjusted years of life: a case report. Invest. educ. enferm [online]. 2010, vol.28, n.1, pp.32-42. ISSN 0120-5307.

Objective: to determine the ratio cost-utility of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) promotion and prevention programs in a health care providing institution in the city of Medellin (Colombia). Methodology: the preventive program was compared before and after with the conventional control scheme under the design of a quasi experimental study evaluation with a non equivalent control group. Between the studied groups’ differences of the following results were evaluated at the end of the first and second year: Framingham score, direct cost of the program, quality of life, health indexes and quality-adjusted years of life. Results: in the evaluated groups a statistically meaningful difference was found between the initial and final moments for the variables:Framingham score, direct cost of the program, quality of life, health indexes and quality-adjusted years of life. Conclusion: the participation of patients in CVD prevention and promotion programs is related with risk reduction and a better quality of life.

Keywords : cardiovascular diseases; risk groups; program evaluation; quality of life.

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