The work of a diabetes clinic: an audit.
Ceylon Med J
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1994 Sep; 39(3): 138-9
Article
Dans Anglais
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-48630
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To audit outcome and process of care at the diabetic and medical clinics.DESIGN:
Prospective interventional study with each patient acting as a retrospective control.SETTING:
The Sri Jayawardenepura General Hospital (SJGH) diabetic clinic. PATIENTS 250 consecutive patients with NIDDM transferred to the diabetic clinic from the general medical clinic. INTERVENTION Participation in a structured scheme of health care delivery which included patient education dietary advice and screening for complications. MEASUREMENTS Fasting blood glucose, patients' knowledge score, patient satisfaction, frequency of screening.RESULTS:
A Significant improvement was seen after attendance at the diabetic clinic in fasting blood glucose (8.7 SD 1.3 vs 12.5 SD 3.2 mmol/l, p < 0.05), body mass index (26.8 SD 0.6 vs 27.4 SD 0.4 kg/m2, p < 0.05), admission rates (10% vs 21%, p < 0.05), patients knowledge score (76 SD 12 vs 42 SD 16%, p < 0.05) rates of screening for retinopathy (88% vs 6%, p < 0.05) and patient satisfaction in clinical care (87% vs 13%, p < 0.05). There was no significant improvement in cholesterol levels (5.7 SD 0.1 vs 5.8 SD 0.9 mmol/l).CONCLUSIONS:
The diabetes clinic is a more efficient system and a more appropriate setting to care for patients with NIDDM.
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Indice:
IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Sujet Principal:
Services de consultations externes des hôpitaux
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Sri Lanka
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Humains
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Éducation du patient comme sujet
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Études prospectives
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Diabète de type 2
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Hôpitaux généraux
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Audit médical
Type d'étude:
Étude observationnelle
Pays comme sujet:
Asie
langue:
Anglais
Texte intégral:
Ceylon Med J
Année:
1994
Type:
Article
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