title: Primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in a primary care setting.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study was designed to investigate primary prevention of cardiovascular disease in a primary care setting in Jordan.
  
  
  METHODS
  Adult patients without clinical cardiovascular disease who attended a primary care setting were interviewed and their medical files were reviewed. Data collected to assess primary prevention of cardiovascular disease included lifestyle/risk factor screening, weight assessment, blood pressure measurement and control, and blood lipid measurement and control.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A total of 224 patients were interviewed. The proportions of patients' files with risk factors documentation were 37.9% for smoking status, 30.4% for physical activity assessment and 72.8% for blood pressure assessment. The majority of hypertensive patients (95.9%) had a blood pressure reading at their most recent visit of ⩽ 140/90 or was prescribed ⩾ 2 antihypertensive medications.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Documentation of cardiovascular disease risk factors was suboptimal. Healthcare providers should be encouraged to document and assess cardiovascular risk factors to improve primary prevention.
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy,College of Pharmacy,Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST),Irbid,Jordan.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Tahaineh
authors.affiliation: 1Department of Clinical Pharmacy,College of Pharmacy,Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST),Irbid,Jordan.
authors.forename: Suhad
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Barakat
authors.affiliation: 2Department of Biopharmaceutics and Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy,The University of Jordan (JU),Amman,Jordan.
authors.forename: Abla M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Albsoul-Younes
authors.affiliation: 3Department of Public Health,Community Medicine, and Family Medicine,Jordan University of Science & Technology (JUST),Irbid,Jordan.
authors.forename: Ola
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Khalifeh
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007597:Jordan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods*; D012307:Risk Factors; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Jordan; cardiovascular disease; primary prevention