Table 1

Ten most frequently managed health problems ranked by transferability of processes of care

Managed health problems (n=4038)n (%)Transferability* (%)Main process transferredMain healthcare professionals considered
Health maintenance/preventive medicine170 (4.2%)32.1%Immunisation: provision or prescriptionNurse
Hypertension uncomplicated559 (13.8%)28.7%Therapeutic educationNurse
Atrial fibrillation/flutter58 (1.4%)27.6%Prescription of the INR/interpretationNurse
Lipid disorder338 (8.4%)25.3%Therapeutic educationNurse
Diabetes1098 (27.2%)24.3%Therapeutic educationNurse
Depressive disorder76 (1.9%)23.6%Therapeutic educationPsychologist
Sleep disturbance64 (1.6%)22.8%Medication prescriptionNurse, pharmacist
Osteoarthrosis other46 (1.6%)19.7%Analgesic prescriptionPharmacist
Hypertension complicated73 (1.8%)17.3%Blood pressure assessmentNurse
Ischaemic heart disease without angina63 (1.6%)13.2%Medication prescription or renewalNurse
Hypothyroidism/myxoedema59 (1.5%)12.1%Medication renewalNurse, pharmacist
Total2604 (64.5%)22.4%Therapeutic educationNurse
  • *Mean % of transferability of the 8572 processes of care related to the specific health problem.