Adherence to the National Guidelines for Follow-Up Protocol in Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Greece: The GLANCE Study

Autor: Andreas Melidonis, Kalliopi Kotsa, Emmanouel Pagkalos, Gerasimos Karousos, Iakovos Avramidis, Katerina Pietri, Eleni Arvaniti, Ilias Migdalis, Ioannis Ioannidis, Nikolaos Papanas, Eugenia Karamousouli, John Doupis, Alexandra Bargiota, Bernd Voss, A. Pappas, Stavros Bousboulas, Nikolaos Tentolouris, Magdalini Bristianou, M.S. Elisaf
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Diabetes Therapy
ISSN: 1869-6961
1869-6953
DOI: 10.1007/s13300-020-00935-6
Popis: Introduction Physician adherence, or lack therefore, to diabetes care and follow-up guidelines may be linked to the rates of achieving suboptimal glycaemic, blood pressure and lipid targets in people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). In this cross-sectional study we evaluated physician adherence to the patient follow-up protocol (PFP) of the 2017 Hellenic Diabetes Association (HDA) guidelines and also assessed glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), blood pressure and lipid control achievement rates in the routine care setting in Greece. Methods Eligible subjects were adults with T2DM receiving oral hypoglycaemic agents (OHAs) for ≥ 1 year who had ≥ 2 HbA1c measurements in the previous year and an HbA1c target 3 medical conditions/comorbidities (p = 0.043) and diabetic complications (p
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