Adherence to national diabetes guidelines through monitoring quality indicators—A comparison of three types of care for the elderly with special emphasis on HbA1c. Issue 4 (August 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Neumark, Ann-Sofie Nilsson; Brudin, Lars; Neumark, Thomas
• Is Part Of: Primary care diabetes. Volume 9:Issue 4(2015)
• Page Start: 253
• Page End: 260
• Publication Date: 2015-08
• Subjects: Diabetes -- Periodicals; 616.462
• DOI: 10.1016/j.pcd.2015.03.002
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1751-9918

Abstract

<abstract abstract-type="author-highlights" id="abs0005"> <title id="sect0005">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="spar0005"> <list id="lis0005"> <list-item id="lsti0005"> <label></label> <p id="par0005">Poor monitoring of HbA1c for insulin and SU treatment endangers patient safety.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0010"> <label></label> <p id="par0010">Monitoring of diabetes in nursing homes is not according to guidelines.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0015"> <label></label> <p id="par0015">Long term coordination between primary and municipal health care is needed.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0020"> <label></label> <p id="par0020">Individual care plans for the elderly would facilitate deviations from guidelines.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="lsti0025"> <label></label> <p id="par0025">Foot examinations are provided a minority of residents of nursing homes.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>