Quality improvement programme for diabetes care in family practice settings in Dubai
Autor: | M S, Khattab, A M, Swidan, M N, Farghaly, H M, Swidan, M S, Ashtar, E A, Darwish, A K, Al Mazrooei, A A, Mohammad |
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Rok vydání: | 2007 |
Předmět: |
Adult
Glycated Hemoglobin Male Patient Care Team Medical Audit Chi-Square Distribution Primary Health Care United Arab Emirates Blood Pressure Cholesterol LDL Community Health Centers Middle Aged Outcome and Process Assessment Health Care Models Organizational Practice Guidelines as Topic Diabetes Mellitus Humans Female Nurse Practitioners Family Practice Information Systems Program Evaluation Quality Indicators Health Care Total Quality Management |
Zdroj: | Eastern Mediterranean health journal = La revue de sante de la Mediterranee orientale = al-Majallah al-sihhiyah li-sharq al-mutawassit. 13(3) |
ISSN: | 1020-3397 |
Popis: | A continuous quality improvement programme for the care of registered diabetes patients was introduced in 16 government-affiliated primary health care centres in Dubai. Quality improvement teams were formed, clinical guidelines and information systems were developed, diabetes nurse practitioners were introduced and a team approach was mobilized. Audits before and after the introduction of the scheme showed significant improvements in rates of recording key clinical indicators and in their outcomes. For example, the proportion of patients with glycosylated haemoglobin levels7% increased from 20.6% to 31.7% and with LDL cholesterol100 mg/dL increased from 20.8% to 33.6%. Mean systolic blood pressure of registered patients fell from 135.3 mmHg to 133.2 mmHg. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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