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. 2013 Apr 5;25(6):383–389. [Article in Spanish] doi: 10.1016/S0212-6567(00)78527-1

Efectividad de las actividades preventivas analizada en el ámbito de centros de salud adscritos al Programa de Actividades Preventivas y de Promoción de la Salud (PAPPS) de la semFYC

Analysis of the effectiveness of preventive actions in health centres committed to the programme of preventive activities and health promotion (PAPPS) of the semFYC

PJ Subías Loren *, JR García-Mata, L Pérula de Torres; Grupo de Evaluación del PAPPS*
PMCID: PMC7675806  PMID: 10857227

Abstract

Objective

To find the effectiveness of a programme of preventive activities for adults (hypertension, tobacco and alcohol) measured by the number of cases identified, the evaluation of the initial interventions and the degree of control over the identified factors.

Design

Retrospective study: review of clinical records.

Setting

Primary care. Multi-centre study: health centres from the whole of Spain.

Patients

7562 clinical records of patients over 20, who participated voluntarily and were extracted by systematic sampling from 378 care units (doctor and nurse) at 85 health centres committed to the Programme of Preventive Activities and Health Promotion (PAPPS) of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (semFYC). The study period was from May 1 1995 to April 30 1997.

Measurements and main results

Age, sex, data on tobacco habit, alcohol consumption and blood pressure were obtained through a questionnaire (recording the actions taken, date of diagnosis, initial assessment and subsequent monitoring). 28.3% were tobacco-dependent, 6.9% consumed too much alcohol, and 22.2% had hypertension. About 20% cases of each risk factor were detected during the study period. Giving up tobacco was recorded in 7.6% of smokers, and giving up alcohol in 19.7% of excess drinkers. 78.6% of hypertense patients had acceptable-optimum control.

Conclusions

The number of cases detected shows that the PAPPS programme performs acceptably. The tobacco and drink given up and the hypertension control attained due to the intervention are similar to the published trials. The PAPPS is an effective programme for controlling risk factors in primary care.

Footnotes

Estudio subvencionado por el Ministerio de Sanidad y Consumo (expediente número 7/98).

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