AUDIT OF DIABETIC CARE IN A SAUDI PRIMARY CARE SETTING

OBJECTIVE: To audit the care offered to diabetic patients attending the Family and Community Medicine Clinic (FAMCO), King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of medical records of 45 diabetic patients who regularly visited the clinic during a one-year p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mangoud, Abdallah M., Mandil, Ahmed M., Bahnassy, Ahmed A., Al-Sebiany, Abdulaziz M., Kurashi, Nabil Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 1999
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3437105/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23008605
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Sumario:OBJECTIVE: To audit the care offered to diabetic patients attending the Family and Community Medicine Clinic (FAMCO), King Faisal University, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). DESIGN: A cross-sectional study of medical records of 45 diabetic patients who regularly visited the clinic during a one-year period from June 1997 to May 1998. SUBJECTS: Patients who presented at the clinic because of non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (type II). RESULTS AND CONCLUSIONS: The level of care for diabetic patients was relatively inappropriate, and some important parameters were under-recorded. Specific measures to improve and promote diabetic care in FAMCO clinics need to be undertaken. These include formulating and using protocols for diabetes management and better training of health-care providers.

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