Publications by authors named "Lone Kaersvang"
Introduction: The Danish Adult Diabetes Database (DADD) annually reports a quality indicator for lipid-lowering treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. This retrospective cohort study aims to A) investigate the reasons for inadequate or lacking lipid-lowering treatment and to B) assess the validity of the DADD indicator as a measure of quality of care.
Methods: A) A pop-up questionnaire enquiring about reasons for lack of treatment was added to the clinicians' data entry tool in the Central Denmark Region.
Introduction: Disease management programmes (DMPs) require a high degree of participation from general practitioners (GPs) in order to succeed. We aimed to describe the participation among Danish GPs in a DMP.
Material And Methods: A quality improvement project entitled the Chronic Care Compass (CCC) was introduced in 2010 by the Central Denmark Region.
Background: An important prerequisite for the Chronic Care Model is to be able to identify, in a valid, simple and inexpensive way, the population with a chronic condition that needs proactive and planned care. We investigated if a set of administrative data could be used to identify patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Danish population.
Methods: Seven general practices were asked to identify patients with known Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in their practices.
Introduction: The Danish National Board of Health recommends graduated care of type 2 diabetes patients based on risk stratification. This requires a systematic monitoring of indicators for the development of complications.
Material And Methods: Retrospective evaluation of type 2 diabetes patients referred from general practice in the 2004-2007 period.