Patient composition and morbidities of chronic internal diseases at Gaobeidian community health service stations in Chaoyang district, Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-7368.2013.07.021
- VernacularTitle:北京市高碑店地区社区就诊患者中慢性疾病情况调查
- Author:
Chan MENG
;
Yue SHA
;
Xiaoming HUANG
;
Xuejun ZENG
;
Heping JI
;
Hui WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Chronic disease;
Questionnaire
- From:
Chinese Journal of General Practitioners
2013;(7):551-553
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
To explore the population composition and the morbidities and treatment of hypertension and diabetes mellitus among the patients at 4 community healthy service stations at Gaobeidian,Chaoyang District of Beijing during the period of February 2009 to October 2010.A cross-sectional survey was conducted by self-reporting questionnaires.Most patients were above 40 years old,had a lower income level and education status and their treatment costs were mainly covered by social health insurance.Their incidences of hypertension and diabetes mellitus were high.Though most of them could recognize and treat their illnesses,the control rate remained non-satisfactory.Targeting incoming patients,community health service stations should take its advantages of managing chronic diseases and enroll more patients from local communities.