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- Title
Measuring the Quality of Diabetes Care for Older American Indians and Alaska Natives.
- Authors
Roubideaux, Yvette; Buchwald, Dedra; Beals, Janette; Manson, Spero; Middlebrook, Denise; Muneta, Ben; Rith-Najarian, Steve; Shields, Ray; Acton, Kelly
- Abstract
Objectives. This study evaluated the quality of diabetes care for older American Indians and Alaska Natives. Methods. We analyzed the Indian Health Service Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit to determine whether completion of indicators of diabetes care differed as a function of age and whether additional patient and program factors were also associated with completion of the majority of the indicators. Results. Completion rates varied by age group, with significantly lower rates seen among the youngest and oldest. Patient diabetes education and duration of diabetes were most strongly associated with the completion of the majority of these indicators. Conclusions. Further studies are needed to determine effective interventions, including diabetes education, to improve the quality of diabetes care in the youngest and oldest age groups. (Am J Public Health. 2004;94:60-65)
- Subjects
DIABETES; EVALUATION of medical care; OLDER Alaska Natives; INDIGENOUS peoples of the Americas; HEALTH status indicators; PATIENT education; MEDICAL care
- Publication
American Journal of Public Health, 2004, Vol 94, Issue 1, p60
- ISSN
0090-0036
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2105/AJPH.94.1.60