Performance indicators at the health facility level
| Indicator | Operational definition |
| Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the Cardiovascular Risk Programme (CVRP) | Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP |
| Prevalence of diagnosed hypertension in the catchment area | Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP/Total catchment population |
| Ratio of the prevalence of diagnosed hypertension to the expected prevalence of hypertension in Metrosalud’s catchment area | Prevalence of diagnosed hypertension in Metrosalud’s catchment area/Expected prevalence of hypertension in the population for whom Metrosalud is responsible in the catchment area |
| New hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP | Total number of new hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP per month |
| Cardiovascular risk assessment | Hypertensive patients with a recorded cardiovascular assessment in the last year/Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP |
| Prevalence of high (calculated) cardiovascular risk | Hypertensive patients with calculated cardiovascular disease risk ≥20% in 10 years and systolic blood pressure (BP)≥140/90 mm Hg at the last BP measurement during the previous year/Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP |
| Prevalence of controlled hypertension | Hypertensive patients with documented systolic BP<140 mm Hg and diastolic BP<90 mm Hg in the most recent BP measurement during the last year/Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP |
| Prevalence of controlled hypertension 6 months after enrolment in the CVRP | Hypertensive patients who started treatment 6 months before and had systolic BP<140 mm Hg and diastolic BP<90 mm Hg at follow-up visit/Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP during the last 6 months |
| Uncontrolled hypertension in patients with cardiovascular disease, renal disease or diabetes | Hypertensive patients diagnosed ≥6 months before the start of the reporting period and cardiovascular disease, renal disease, or diabetes mellitus, who had systolic BP≥140 mm Hg or diastolic BP≥90 mm Hg at the most recent BP measurement during the last year/Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP≥6 months before the start of the reporting period |
| Uncontrolled hypertension | Hypertensive patients diagnosed ≥6 months before the start of the reporting period who had systolic BP≥160 mm Hg or diastolic BP≥100 mm Hg at the most recent BP measurement during the last year/Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP≥6 months before the start of the reporting period |
| Resistant hypertension | Hypertensive patients diagnosed ≥6 months before the start of the reporting period and who are treated with three or more antihypertensive drugs, who had systolic BP≥160 mm Hg or diastolic BP≥100 mm Hg at the most recent BP measurement during the last year/Number of hypertensive patients enrolled in the CVRP≥6 months before the start of the reporting period |
| Six-monthly control of blood pressure among people who started pharmacological treatment for hypertension | Number of patients who began pharmacological treatment for hypertension during the quarter that ended 6 months before, with controlled blood pressure (SBP<140 and DBP<90) at the last clinical visit in the most recent quarter (just before the reporting quarter)/Number of patients started on the pharmacological treatment of hypertension during the quarter that ended 6 months before. |
BP, blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; SBP, systolic blood pressure.