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Improving the quality of diabetes care in general practice
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posted on 2010-10-06, 00:00 authored by Prasuna Reddy, D Ford, James DunbarJames DunbarObjective: The evidence treatment gap for patients with type 2 diabetes.
Design: A summary of convenience sample of seven general practices.
Setting: Metropolitan and rural Victoria, Australia.
Participants: 561 patients of general practices (75% from rural general practices).
Main outcome measures: Demographic data, duration of diabetes, diabetes complications, HbA1c and lipid levels, blood pressure and score on PHQ-9.
Results: Patients with depression show more severe, progressive and intensively treated diabetes. The prevalence of depression in diabetes is about twice that of the general population.
Conclusion: Australian guidelines for diabetes should recommend screening for depression.
Design: A summary of convenience sample of seven general practices.
Setting: Metropolitan and rural Victoria, Australia.
Participants: 561 patients of general practices (75% from rural general practices).
Main outcome measures: Demographic data, duration of diabetes, diabetes complications, HbA1c and lipid levels, blood pressure and score on PHQ-9.
Results: Patients with depression show more severe, progressive and intensively treated diabetes. The prevalence of depression in diabetes is about twice that of the general population.
Conclusion: Australian guidelines for diabetes should recommend screening for depression.
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Australian journal of rural healthVolume
18Issue
5Pagination
187 - 193Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing AsiaLocation
Richmond, Vic.Publisher DOI
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1038-5282eISSN
1440-1584Language
engPublication classification
C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2010, National Rural Health Alliance Inc.Usage metrics
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