Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia

Džakula, Aleksandar; Šogorić, Selma; Polašek, Ozren; Juriša, Adriana; Andrić, Adriana; Radaković, Nikolina; Todorović, Goran

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Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia

Collegium Antropologicum, 33 (2009), S. 1; 87-92. urn:nbn:hr:105:272182

Džakula, Aleksandar; Šogorić, Selma; Polašek, Ozren; Juriša, Adriana; Andrić, Adriana; Radaković, Nikolina; Todorović, Goran

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Džakula, A., Šogorić, S., Polašek, O., Juriša, A., Andrić, A., Radaković, N. & Todorović, G. (2009). Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia . Collegium Antropologicum, 33. (S. 1), 87-92. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:272182

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Džakula, Aleksandar, et al. "Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia ." Collegium Antropologicum, vol. 33, no. S. 1, 2009, pp. 87-92. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:272182

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Džakula, Aleksandar, Selma Šogorić, Ozren Polašek, Adriana Juriša, Adriana Andrić, Nikolina Radaković and Goran Todorović. "Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia ." Collegium Antropologicum 33, no. S. 1 (2009): 87-92. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:272182

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Džakula, A., et al. (2009) 'Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia ', Collegium Antropologicum, 33(S. 1), pp. 87-92. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:272182 (Accessed 23 February 2025)

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Džakula A, Šogorić S, Polašek O, Juriša A, Andrić A, Radaković N, and sur.. Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia . Collegium Antropologicum [Internet]. 2009 April [cited 2025 February 23];33(S. 1):87-92. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:272182

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A. Džakula, et al., "Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia ", Collegium Antropologicum, vol. 33, no. S. 1, pp. 87-92, April 2009. [Online]. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:105:272182. [Accessed: 23 February 2025]

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Title (english)	Cardiovascular diseases, risk factors and barriers in their prevention in Croatia
Title (croatian)	Kardiovaskularne bolesti, rizični faktori i zapreke za prevenciju u Hrvatskoj
Author	Aleksandar Džakula
Author	Selma Šogorić
Author	Ozren Polašek
Author	Adriana Juriša
Author	Adriana Andrić
Author	Nikolina Radaković
Author	Goran Todorović
Author's institution	University of Zagreb School of Medicine
Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline	BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE Public Health and Health Care
Abstract (english)	Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in Croatia, with significant regional differences. Despite high mortality rates, high prevalence of various cardiovascular risk factors and well organized public health network, comprehensive system for cardiovascular disease monitoring and interventions does not exist. In this study we analyzed legislation framework and responsibilities of stakeholders relevant for cardiovascular disease surveillance and prevention. According to the international experiences we analyzed characteristics of cardiovascular disease prevention in Croatia and causes of the problems appeared in the preventive programs in Croatia. Analysis showed that primary problem is not inefficiency, but the existence of barriers in preventive activities definition, responsibilities distribution and task implementation. Main cause for such situation is incompatibility of the existing practices in clinical medicine and public health with recommendations from other countries. For the successful prevention of cardiovascular disease in Croatia at least three changes need to be made--define new terms and contents of prevention, define new responsibilities distribution and provide equity in health as basic criterion for successful preventive programs.
Abstract (croatian)	Kardiovaskularne bolesti su vodeći uzrok smrti u Republici Hrvatskoj, a dokazane su i značajne razlike u kardiovaskularnim rizicima među pojedinim regijama Hrvatske. U prkos izrazito visokim stopama smrtnosti i rizicima za kardiovaskularno zdravlje te razvijenom sustavu javnozdravstvenih ustanova, ne postoji jedinstveni sustav za praćenje rizika kardiovaskularnih bolesti niti provođenje intervencija. U ovom radu analizirali smo legislativu i odgovornosti koje u sustavu imaju pojedini dionici. U skladu sa iskustvima iz svijeta analizirali smo osobitosti preventivne medicine u Hrvatskoj i razloge nastanka problema u provođenju preventivnih programa. Analiza stanja u Hrvatskoj pokazala je da osnovni problem nije nedjelotvornost sustava, već da postoje ograničenja u određivanju sadržaja, odgovornosti i zadataka u preventivnim intervencijama. Razlog takvog stanja je neprilagođenost sustava suvremenim pristupima u organizaciji. Za uspješnu provedbu preventive u Hrvatskoj potrebno je iznova definirati sadržaja i pojmova preventivne medicine, provesti novu raspodjelu odgovornosti za preventivu, kao i uključivanje kriterija pravednosti u zdravlju kao kriterija uspješnosti preventive.
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Language	english
Publication type	Scientific paper - Original scientific paper
Publication status	Published
Peer review	Peer review
Publication version	Published version
Journal title	Collegium Antropologicum
Numbering	vol. 33, no. S. 1, pp. 87-92
p-ISSN	0350-6134
URN:NBN	urn:nbn:hr:105:272182
Publication	2009-04
Document URL	https://hrcak.srce.hr/39733
Type of resource	Text
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