TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving the quality of diabetes care in general practice
AU - Reddy, Prasuna
AU - Ford, Dale
AU - Dunbar, James
PY - 2010/10
Y1 - 2010/10
N2 - 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.
AB - 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.
KW - Depression
KW - Diabetes
KW - Evidence-treatment gap
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01152.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1440-1584.2010.01152.x
M3 - Article
SN - 1038-5282
VL - 18
SP - 187
EP - 193
JO - Australian Journal of Rural Health
JF - Australian Journal of Rural Health
IS - 5
ER -