Can district-wide audits improve primary care epilepsy management? An audit of seizure frequency recording

Authors
Hodgson, J Beardmore, G Hall, WW
Citation
J. Hodgson et al., Can district-wide audits improve primary care epilepsy management? An audit of seizure frequency recording, BR J GEN PR, 50(452), 2000, pp. 229-230
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
General & Internal Medicine
Journal title
BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE
ISSN journal
09601643 → ACNP
Volume
50
Issue
452
Year of publication
2000
Pages
229 - 230
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-1643(200003)50:452<229:CDAIPC>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
A district-wide epilepsy audit in general practice showed that levels of se izure frequency recording were too low to evaluate the quality of control o f epilepsy. A repeat audit after multi-faceted interventions showed an impr ovement in seizure: frequency recording of 13.2% (CI = 8.9 to 17.6) from 54 .7% to 68%. This illustrates the difficulties of evaluating quality of care using routine records and the problems of implementing changes in general practice.