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Table 1 Included indicators

From: Incentivised chronic disease management and the inverse equity hypothesis: findings from a longitudinal analysis of Scottish primary care practice-level data

Indicator

Definition

BP 04

Record of BP

BP 05

Last BP ≤ 150/90 mmHg

COPD 08

Influenza vaccine in the preceding 7 months

COPD 10

Record of forced expiratory volume in 1 s

COPD 13

Review, including MRC (Medical Research Council)

DM 02

Record of body mass index

DM 10

Neuropathy testing

DM 13

Micro-albuminuria testing

DM 17

Last measured total cholesterol ≤ 5 mmol/L

DM 18

Influenza vaccine

DM 21

Retinal screening

DM 22

Record of estimated glomerular filtration rate or creatinine

STROKE 06

TIA or stroke with BP ≤ 150/90 mmHg

STROKE 07

TIA or stroke with a record of total cholesterol

STROKE 08

TIA or stroke with last measured total cholesterol ≤ 5 mmol/L

STROKE 10

TIA or stroke with influenza vaccine

EPILEP 08

On drug treatment and seizure free

EPILEP 06

On drug treatment with a record of seizure frequency

CHD 06

Last BP ≤ 150/90 mmHg

CHD 08

Last total cholesterol ≤ 5 mmol/L

CHD 12

Influenza vaccine

CKD 02

Record of BP

CKD 03

Last BP ≤ 140/85 mmHg

CKD 06

Record of urine albumin to creatinine ratio (or protein to creatinine ratio)

DEM 02

Care has been reviewed

DEP 01

DM/CHD with depression screen

PP 01

New hypertensive medication (without CHD, diabetes, stroke and/or TIA) with a cardiovascular risk assessment

PP 02

Hypertensive medication; given lifestyle advice for physical activity, smoking, alcohol and healthy diet

THYROI 02

Hypothyroidism with thyroid function tests

  1. BP blood pressure, CHD coronary heart disease, CKD chronic kidney disease, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, DEM dementia, DEP depression, EPILIP epilepsy, DM diabetes mellitus, PP primary prevention of heart disease, THYROI thyroid disease, TIA transient ischaemic attack