Adherence to the American Diabetes Association standards of care among patients with type 2 diabetes in primary care in Saudi Arabia

To assess adherence to 11 American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards of diabetic care. We conducted this one-year historical prospective study between October 2010 and September 2011 on 450 adult type 2 diabetes patients in a primary care center in Saudi Arabia. We used the definitions of the 201...

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Published in:Saudi medical journal 2015-02, Vol.36 (2), p.221-227
Main Authors: Al Harbi, Turki J, Tourkmani, Ayla M, Al-Khashan, Hesham I, Mishriky, Adel M, Al Qahtani, Hala, Bakhiet, Ahmed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Antilipemic agents
Blood lipids
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - therapy
Diabetes therapy
Diabetic foot
Female
Glycosylated hemoglobin
Guideline Adherence
Humans
Kidney diseases
Low density lipoproteins
Male
Middle Aged
Original
Primary Health Care - standards
Saudi Arabia
Societies, Medical
Type 2 diabetes
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Summary:To assess adherence to 11 American Diabetes Association (ADA) standards of diabetic care. We conducted this one-year historical prospective study between October 2010 and September 2011 on 450 adult type 2 diabetes patients in a primary care center in Saudi Arabia. We used the definitions of the 2010 ADA standards of diabetic care processes and targets. Four-hundred and fifty medical files were valid. The adherence to ADA process standards of measurement of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was 68.7%, 92.9% for blood pressure, and 80.2% for serum lipids. Screening was lowest for nephropathy (35.6%), and highest for diabetic foot (72%). Adherence to medications ranged between 82.2% for antiplatelets, and 92.4% for dyslipidemia. For outcome standards, 24.2% of the patients had an HbA1c
ISSN:0379-5284
1658-3175
DOI:10.15537/smj.2015.2.9603