Revista de la Sociedad Argentina de Diabetes (Nov 2020)

P17 Quality of care in the transdisciplinary management of patients with type 2 diabetes

  • Ezequiel Hernán Forte,
  • Emiliano Salmeri,
  • Alfredo Romano,
  • Mercedes Carlini,
  • Carolina Gómez Martín,
  • Cecilia Araya,
  • Paola Harwicz,
  • Santiago Lynch,
  • Carlos Klein,
  • Leonel Degenhardt,
  • Augusto Lavalle Cobo,
  • Carlos Buso,
  • Julio Napoli,
  • Hugo Sanabria

DOI
https://doi.org/10.47196/diab.v54i3Sup.398
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 54, no. 3Sup
pp. 122 – 122

Abstract

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Introduction: Transdisciplinary treatment is one of the pillars for reaching a reduction in mortality and complications in patients (p) with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Different indicators allow us to know the quality of care in outpatients. We do not know the different modalities of control and treatment according to the specialty of the attending physician in this group of patients. Objectives: Evaluating if control by a specialist in diabetes improves the quality indicators of the process of care in patients with T2D. Materials and Methods: During 3 months in the year 2019, a survey was made for patients with T2D in 44 cardiology practices in Argentina. The doctor in charge of T2D control was registered and the sample was divided into 2: group 1, where the T2D control was in charge of a specialist (an endocrinologist or a diabetologist), and group 2, where T2D control was in charge of a doctor not specialized in diabetes (clinical/general practitioner, cardiologist, or others). For this work, we will use 3 indicators of process quality: 1- ocular fundus, 2- Monofilament Test and 3- Microalbuminuria, all undertaken during the year previous to consultation.

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