• openAccess   A cardiovascular educational intervention for primary care professionals in Spain: positive impact in a quasi-experimental study 

      Gil-Guillén, Vicente F; Hermida, Enrique; Pita Fernández, Salvador; Palazón-Bru, Antonio; Durazo-Arvizu, Ramon; Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Orozco Beltrán, Domingo; Carratalá Munuera, Concepción; López Pineda, Adriana; Navarro Pérez, Jorge Royal College of General Practitioners (2015-01-01)
      Background Routine general practice data collection can help identify patients at risk of cardiovascular disease. Aim To determine whether a training programme for primary care professionals improves the recording of ...
    • openAccess   Analysing the concept of diagnostic inertia in hypertension: a cross-sectional study 

      Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Bonig-Trigueros, Irene; Palazón-Bru, Antonio; Lorenzo-Piqueres, A.; Valls Roca, Francisco; Orozco Beltrán, Domingo; Gil-Guillén, Vicente F Wiley (2016)
      Aims The aim of this study was to quantify diagnostic inertia (DI) when the physician fails to diagnose hypertension and determine its associated factors. Methods This cross-sectional, observational study involved all ...
    • closedAccess   Clinical inertia in hypertension: a new holistic and practical concept within the cardiovascular continuum and clinical care process 

      Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Bonig-Trigueros, Irene; Palazón-Bru, Antonio; Esteban Giner, María José; Gil-Guillén, Vicente F; Giner Galvañ, Vicente Taylor & Francis (2019)
      Purpose: Recognition of clinical inertia is essential to improve the control of chronic diseases. Although it is very intuitive, a better interpretation of the concept of clinical inertia is lacking, likely due to its high ...
    • openAccess   Is the Physician’s Behavior in Dyslipidemia Diagnosis in Accordance with Guidelines? Cross-Sectional Escarval Study 

      Palazón-Bru, Antonio; Gil-Guillén, Vicente F; Orozco Beltrán, Domingo; Pallarés-Carratalá, Vicente; Valls Roca, Francisco; Sanchis-Domenech, Carlos; Martin-Moreno, Jose M.; Redón, Josep; Navarro Pérez, Jorge; Fernández Giménez, Antonio; Pérez Navarro, Ana M.; Trillo, José L.; Usó, Ruth; Ruiz, Elías Public Library of Science (2014)
      Background: Clinical inertia has been defined as mistakes by the physician in starting or intensifying treatment when indicated. Inertia, therefore, can affect other stages in the healthcare process, like diagnosis. The ...