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Kim, C. et al.

Kim, Hofer, Kerr,

Review of evidence and explanations for suboptimal screening and treatment of dyslipidemia in women. A conceptual model.

Screening and treatment rates for dyslipidemia in populations at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) are inappropriately low and rates among women may be lower than among men. We conducted a review of the literature for possible explanations of these observed gender differences and categorized the evidence in terms of a conceptual model that we describe. Factors related to physicians' attitudes and knowledge, the patient's priorities and characteristics, and the health care systems in which they interact are all likely to play important roles in determining screening rates, but are not well understood. Research and interventions that simultaneously consider the influence of patient, clinician, and health system factors, and particularly research that focuses on modifiable mechanisms, will help us understand the causes of the observed gender differences and lead to improvements in cholesterol screening and management in high-risk women. For example, patient and physician preferences for lipid and other CVD risk factor management have not been well studied, particularly in relation to other gender-specific screening issues, costs of therapy, and by degree of CVD risk; better understanding of how available health plan benefits interact with these preferences could lead to structural changes in benefits that might improve screening and treatment.[1]

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Review of evidence and explanations for suboptimal screening and treatment of dyslipidemia in women. A conceptual model. Kim, C., Hofer, T.P., Kerr, E.A. Journal of general internal medicine : official journal of the Society for Research and Education in Primary Care Internal Medicine. (2003) [Pubmed]

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