Populational abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pilot screening programme performed by duplex ultrasonography in population born in 1952 in health areas depending from Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona. Descriptive data analysis and cost-effectiveness study will be performed.
Populational abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) pilot screening programme performed by duplex ultrasonography in population born in 1952 in areas depending from Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona. Ultrasonography evaluations will be performed in primary health centers by previously trained doctors according to study protocol and AAA management will be according to United Kingdom's National Health Service screening model. A descriptive analysis will be performed to estimate local population prevalence of AAA in both men and women in order to create the basis for a future state AAA screening programme. A cost-effectiveness analysis will be performed in order to assess optimal screening strategies in our population.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
2,194
Abdominal ultrasonography performed by both primary care doctors or vascular surgeons in Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau area
Abdominal aortic measurement
Ultrasound infrarrenal aortic diameter measurement in mm
Time frame: Days (only one day measurement is performed)
Smoking habits
Defined by current smoker, former smoker (more than one year without smoking) or non smoker
Time frame: 1 day
Surgical intervention if needed
Registry of kind of intervention and date of intervention
Time frame: 1 day
Family AAA history
First or second degree relatives with AAA, or no family AAA history
Time frame: 1 day
Personal Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Coronary disease, neurovascular disease, peripheral arterial disease or diabetes mellitus
Time frame: 1 day
Dislipidaemia
Altered lipid parameters in blood analysis
Time frame: 1 day
Arterial Hypertension
Arterial hypertension under medical treatment
Time frame: 1 day
Height
measures in cm
Time frame: 1 day
Weight
measures in kg
Time frame: 1 day
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Abdominal perimeter
measures in cm
Time frame: 1 day
Goldberg questionnaire
Complete goldberg anxiety and depression questionnaire. It consists of 12 questions and 5 posible answers for each question, and each answer is rated with 1 to 5 points. Total score above 9 indicates risk of depression.
Time frame: 1 day
EuroQOL 5 score
EuroQOL 5 quality of life evaluation questionnaire. It consistis of 5 questions with 3 posible answers for each question, and a visual analogical scale for self health perception. Each combination of answers indicates a pattern of health status that can be rated.
Time frame: 1 day