| Autor: |
Tabassum Saher, Yaser Mohammed Al-Worafi, Muhammad Nouman Iqbal, Abdul Wahid, Qaiser Iqbal, Asad Khan, Muhammad Atif, Nafees Ahmad |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
Frontiers in Medicine, Vol 9 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2296-858X |
| DOI: |
10.3389/fmed.2022.978345 |
| Popis: |
BackgroundPoor control of diabetes mellitus (DM) is partly attributed to doctors' poor adherence to guidelines.ObjectiveTo evaluate doctors' adherence to pharmacotherapeutic recommendations of DM management guidelines and factors associated with guidelines adherence and glycaemic control.MethodsThis prospective observational study included 30 doctors who were treating DM patients in their private clinics in Quetta, Pakistan. On visit 1, a total of 600 prescriptions written by 30 enrolled doctors (20 patients per doctor) were noted along with patients' sociodemographic and clinical characteristics. American Diabetes Association guidelines was used as a reference. The prescriptions noted were judged for guidelines compliance. Of 600 enrolled patients, 450 patients (15 patients per doctor) were followed for one more visit and included in final analysis. Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) level noted one visit 2 was related with the respective prescription on visit 1. Data were analyzed by SPSS (version 23). A p-value |
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