An Intervention to Improve Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care

A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial of an Intervention to Improve the Management of Dyslipidemia in Primary Care

To assess the effectiveness of a clinical audit and physician based intervention in improving the management of dyslipidemia at Health centres in the Southeast Health Region of Jamaica

Inclusion Criteria:

• Attended the clinic for at least 18 months
• Is diagnosed with any of hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, stroke, coronary heart disease (including angina, myocardial infarction), congestive cardiac failure or peripheral arterial disease, were eligible to be included in the audit

Exclusion Criteria:

• acutely ill or was diagnosed with established kidney disease