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- Title
Is diabetes management in primary care improving clinical outcomes? A study in Qatar.
- Authors
Mochtar, I.; Al-Monjed, M.F.
- Abstract
There has been little research into the effectiveness of primary-care diabetes clinics in the Middle East. This study in Qatar compared patient outcomes at a primary-care facility with a dedicated diabetes clinic and one without. Using a cross-sectional method, data on demographics, diabetes status and 6 clinical outcomes of diabetes care were collected from the records of patients who visited the clinics during 2012. Diabetes management in both facilities improved clinical outcomes over the 1-year observation period. The mean total cholesterol of patients attending the special clinic (n = 102) decreased significantly from 4.66 to 4.27 mmol/dL and LDL cholesterol from 3.42 to 3.22 mmol/dL. The LDL cholesterol of patients receiving standard care (n = 108) reduced significantly from 3.41 to 3.22 mmol/dL and HDL cholesterol increased from 0.83 to 0.87 mmol/dL. Inter-provider comparisons indicated that the outcomes in the facility with a diabetes clinic were not superior to those in the facility with standard care.
- Subjects
QATAR; TREATMENT of diabetes; CHOLESTEROL; HIGH density lipoproteins; LOW density lipoproteins; EVALUATION of medical care; MEDICAL quality control; PRIMARY health care; QUALITY assurance; T-test (Statistics); CROSS-sectional method; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics
- Publication
Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 2015, Vol 21, Issue 4, p239
- ISSN
1020-3397
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.26719/2015.21.4.239