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Improving the quality of diabetes care in general practice
Author(s) -
Reddy Prasuna,
Ford Dale,
Dunbar James A.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
australian journal of rural health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.48
H-Index - 49
eISSN - 1440-1584
pISSN - 1038-5282
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01152.x
Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , depression (economics) , general practice , metropolitan area , population , blood pressure , family medicine , gerontology , environmental health , endocrinology , pathology , economics , macroeconomics
Objective: 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.