RN Diabetes Virtual Case Management.

Autor:	Brown, Nancy N., Carrara, Barbara E., Watts, Sharon A., Lucatorto, Michelle A.
Předmět:	BLOOD sugar monitoring CHRONIC diseases CONFIDENCE intervals DIABETES GLOMERULAR filtration rate GOAL (Psychology) HEMOGLOBINS HYPOGLYCEMIA INSULIN MEDICAL protocols NURSING PATIENT education PROBABILITY theory QUALITY assurance T-test (Statistics) TELEMEDICINE VIRTUAL reality VOLUMETRIC analysis SOCIAL services case management TREATMENT effectiveness DATA analysis software
Zdroj:	Nursing Administration Quarterly; Jan-Mar2016, Vol. 40 Issue 1, p60-67, 8p
Abstrakt:	The US chronic disease health care system has substantial gaps in delivery of services. New models of care change traditional delivery of care and explore new settings for care. This article describes a new model of diabetes chronic care delivery: nurse-delivered care that includes protocol-based insulin titration and patient education delivered solely in a virtual environment. In phase 1, the clinical outcome of time to achievement of glycated hemoglobin (A1C) goals (P < .001; 95% confidence interval, 1.68-2.24) was significantly improved by registered nurse (RN) standing order intervention (n = 24) as compared with historical controls (n = 28). In phase 2, patients who were referred to an RN-managed insulin titration protocol with individualized A1C goals had a significant (P < .001; 95% confidence interval, 1.680-2.242) reduction in results from a mean of 9.6% at baseline to 7.7% at completion. Average patient age was 66 years, with a mean duration of 11 years diagnosed with diabetes. Safety was demonstrated by the absence of hypoglycemia related to RN protocol adjustment. There were no admissions or emergency room (ER) visits for hypoglycemia. This study demonstrates safety and efficacy of RN virtual chronic disease management for an older population of patients with long-standing diabetes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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