Level of control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending diabetic clinic under family medicine compared to diabetic clinic under endocrinology

Level of control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending diabetic clinic under family medicine compared to diabetic clinic under endocrinology

To assess and compare level of control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending diabetic clinic under family medicine service and patients attending diabetic clinics under endocrinology service, and to explore the effect of different variables on the level of control in both groups. Re...

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Published in:Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity Vol. 9; no. Issue 1; pp. 119 - 124
Main Authors: AlHabdan, Mohammed A, AlAteeq, Mohammed A, AlJurbou, Fiasal I
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: New Zealand Dove Medical Press Limited 01-01-2016
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Dove Medical Press
Subjects:
A1C
Ambulatory care
Care and treatment
Clinics
Data collection
Development and progression
Diabetes
Diabetic Clinic
Endocrinology
Evaluation
Family Medicine
Family physicians
Health aspects
Health attitudes
Medical records
Medicine
Meta-analysis
Military reserves
Original Research
Physicians
Primary care
Quality
Quality of life
Systematic review
Type 2 Diabetes
Saudi Arabia
United States > US
Riyadh Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
DM
ambulatory care
family physicians
National Guard
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Summary:To assess and compare level of control among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending diabetic clinic under family medicine service and patients attending diabetic clinics under endocrinology service, and to explore the effect of different variables on the level of control in both groups. Retrospective cross-sectional study by reviewing medical records of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and laboratory studies from Hospital Information System at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, National Guard, Riyadh - Saudi Arabia using predesigned sheet for data collection. Among 352 patients enrolled in the study, 176 (50%) patients were from the family medicine setting and 176 (50%) patients were from the hospital setting. The mean glycosylated hemoglobin for the whole study population was 8.97±1.87. There was no significant difference between the two groups in regard to level of control (9.01±1.75 in the family medicine setting compared to 8.93±1.98 in the hospital setting). No significant correlation was found between level of control and age, duration of disease and number of follow-up visits in both settings. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in this study were found to be poorly controlled in both the settings, diabetic clinic under family medicine and diabetic clinic under endocrinology. More research should be done to explore quality of care in a family medicine setting for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, as such a setting is expected to be more accessible, more convenient, and more cost effective to patients.
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ISSN:1178-7007
1178-7007
DOI:10.2147/DMSO.S101877