Peer Support as Part of Scaling-Up Integrated Care in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Arterial Hypertension at the Primary Healthcare Level: A Study Protocol

Abstract

Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and arterial hypertension (AH) are among the greatest challenges facing health systems worldwide and require comprehensive patient-centred care. The key to successful management in chronic patients is self-management support, which was found to be only weakly implemented in Slovenia. The aim of the study is to develop an evidence-based model of peer support for people with T2D and AH at the primary healthcare level in Slovenia, which could represent a potential solution for upgrading integrated care for these patients.

Keywords

• diabetes type 2
• arterial hypertension
• peer support
• self-management
• integrated primary
• healthcare
• sladkorna bolezen
• tipa 2
• arterijska
• hipertenzija
• laična podpora
• opolnomočenje
• integrirano primarno
• zdravstveno varstvo