Team-based care improves quality of diabetes care -Family Practice Integrated Care Project in Taiwan.
BMC Fam Pract
; 21(1): 209, 2020 10 15.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The Family Practice Integrated Care Project (FPICP) is a team-based program in Taiwan initiated in 2003. This study investigates the influence of FPICP on the quality of diabetes care.METHODS:
This population-based cohort study used Taiwan's National Health Insurance Administration data on FPICP (fiscal year 2015-2016, with follow-up duration of one year). Participants included diabetic patients aged ≥30 in primary care clinics. We used conditional logistic regression modeling of patient characteristics and annual diabetes examinations and compared FPICP participants with non-participating candidates. Main outcome measures included completion of annual diabetes examinations, including glycated hemoglobin (A1c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), urine microalbumin (MAU), routine urinalysis (UR), and fundus examination (FE).RESULTS:
The sample included 298,208 FPICP participants and 478,778 non-participating candidates. After 11 propensity score matching, the examination completion rates for FPICP participants and non-participants, respectively, were 94.4% versus 93.6% in A1c, 84.2% versus 83.8% in LDL, 61.9% versus 60.1% in MAU, 59.2% versus 58.0% in UR, and 30.1% versus 32.4% in FE.CONCLUSION:
Our findings indicate that a program like FPICP helps improve the quality of diabetes care through regular examinations of Alc, LDL, MAU, and UR.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud
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Diabetes Mellitus
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Diabetes Mellitus Tipo 2
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Fam Pract
Año:
2020
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Taiwán