1. Diabetes
Conditions
Interventions
At hospitals in the professional-directed group (n=4), the health professionals received aggregated feedback on baseline data on their patient population. During an educational meeting for internists,
Sponsors
Centre for Quality of Care Research UMC St Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: In 13 hospitals the first 150 patients with diabetes that came for a checkup at their internists were included.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with a short (<1 year) life expectancy; 2. Pregnant patients.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The mean HbA1c level (mmol/l) of the patients in de different intervention groups. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Clinical outcomes at the patient level: Quality of Life SF-20 locus of control and patient satisfaction | — |
Contacts
Public ContactR. Dijkstra
Centre for quality of care research(117-WOK), Radboud University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 9101
Outcome results
None listed