Low prevalence of diagnosed asthma in Greenland – a call for increased focus on diagnosing
ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of patients with asthma in Greenland according to age, gender and residence and to investigate the associated quality of care. The study was performed as a cross-sectional study with data extracted from the Greenlandic electronical medical rec...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c371c6ffcbfb429dacc93d7765922515 2024-01-21T10:03:56+01:00 Low prevalence of diagnosed asthma in Greenland – a call for increased focus on diagnosing Maja Hykkelbjerg Nielsen Marie Balslev Backe Michael Lynge Pedersen 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2195136 https://doaj.org/article/c371c6ffcbfb429dacc93d7765922515 EN eng Taylor & Francis Group https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/22423982.2023.2195136 https://doaj.org/toc/2242-3982 doi:10.1080/22423982.2023.2195136 2242-3982 https://doaj.org/article/c371c6ffcbfb429dacc93d7765922515 International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol 82, Iss 1 (2023) Asthma prevalence quality of care Greenland Inuit Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962 article 2023 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2195136 2023-12-24T01:42:47Z ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of patients with asthma in Greenland according to age, gender and residence and to investigate the associated quality of care. The study was performed as a cross-sectional study with data extracted from the Greenlandic electronical medical record. A total of 870 patients aged 12 years or above were diagnosed with asthma at the end of 2022, corresponding to a prevalence of 1.9%. In 2020, the total prevalence was 0.2%. The prevalence of patients aged 12 years or above with asthma was highest among patients in Nuuk (3.3%) compared with patients in the remaining parts of Greenland (1.1%). More women than men were diagnosed with asthma, and the prevalence increased with age from 20 to 59 years. The prevalence of current smokers was high among the asthma population. The quality of care was significantly higher among patients living in Nuuk for all process indicators compared with patients from the remaining parts of Greenland. The prevalence of asthma in Greenland is low compared to other comparable populations and might be underestimated. Initiatives supporting increased focus on diagnosing asthma are thus warranted. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Circumpolar Health Greenland greenlandic International Journal of Circumpolar Health inuit Nuuk Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Greenland Nuuk ENVELOPE(-52.150,-52.150,68.717,68.717) International Journal of Circumpolar Health 82 1 |
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ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of patients with asthma in Greenland according to age, gender and residence and to investigate the associated quality of care. The study was performed as a cross-sectional study with data extracted from the Greenlandic electronical medical record. A total of 870 patients aged 12 years or above were diagnosed with asthma at the end of 2022, corresponding to a prevalence of 1.9%. In 2020, the total prevalence was 0.2%. The prevalence of patients aged 12 years or above with asthma was highest among patients in Nuuk (3.3%) compared with patients in the remaining parts of Greenland (1.1%). More women than men were diagnosed with asthma, and the prevalence increased with age from 20 to 59 years. The prevalence of current smokers was high among the asthma population. The quality of care was significantly higher among patients living in Nuuk for all process indicators compared with patients from the remaining parts of Greenland. The prevalence of asthma in Greenland is low compared to other comparable populations and might be underestimated. Initiatives supporting increased focus on diagnosing asthma are thus warranted. |
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Low prevalence of diagnosed asthma in Greenland – a call for increased focus on diagnosing |
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Low prevalence of diagnosed asthma in Greenland – a call for increased focus on diagnosing |
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Low prevalence of diagnosed asthma in Greenland – a call for increased focus on diagnosing |
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