Evaluation of the effectiveness of monitoring and management of risk factors for the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases based on information technology

Abstract

Purpose. Evaluation of the effectiveness of risk management for the occurence of cardiovascular diseases residents of municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan using the specialized software module “Cardiovascular Risk Management” in dynamics. Materials and methods. The study was based on the cities of Zelenodolsk and Nizhnekamsk in the Republic of Tatarstan. The sample consisted of nine thousand seven hundre twenty-five residents of Nizhnekamsk (6332 (65.1%) women with an average age of 64.1 years, men - 3393 (34.9%) people with an average age of 62.7 years. 4175 people (including 2893 women aged of 63.3 years in average (69.3%), and 1282 men at the average age of 59.7 (30.7%) years. Information and software module “Cardiovascular Risk Management”, which is a medical software product aimed at managing an assessment of the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases in a particular patient and taking preventive measures. Results. The most significant risk factors in residents of both districts were arterial hypertension. In the considered areas, a significant decrease in the severity of risk factors such as “systolic” and “diastolic” blood pressure, cholesterol and glucose levels in residents of the Zelenodolsk municipal district and a decline in the severity of one risk factor in the form of “diastolic” blood pressure in residents of the Nizhnekamsk municipal district were revealed in dynamics. Limitations. 9725 people from two municipal districts of the Republic of Tatarstan took part in the study. The analysis of the effectiveness of the risk management for the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases was carried out. The age-gender distribution is representative of the demographic indicators of the region’s population. Conclusion. The use of the information and software module “Cardiovascular Risk Management” allows effectively identifying existing risk factors in the population and carrying out timely preventive measures, as well as increase the efficiency and quality of the provision of medical and diagnostic assistance to the population living in remote areas of the subject of the Russian Federation.