title: Work-load and outcomes of diabetes care in general practice.
abstract: The effect of starting a general practice diabetes clinic on practice work-load and intermediate outcome measures was studied retrospectively using patient records. The 35 diabetic patients included had been diagnosed greater than 4 years before the diabetes clinic started and were followed for 6 years in the clinic, together with a group of age- and sex-matched controls. There was a significant rise in the consultation rates of the diabetic patients, due to an increase in diabetes-related consultations, from 3.9 consultations yr-1 to 6.7 consultations yr-1 (p less than 0.001). There was a fall in HbA1c level of 0.22 (99% CI 0.13, 0.32) %Hb yr-1 over the 6 years and in body mass index of 0.37 (99% CI 0.22, 0.52) kg m-2 yr-1, suggesting an improvement in diabetes management.
authors.affiliation: Marsden Road Health Centre, South Shields, UK.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bradshaw
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Eccles
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Steen
authors.forename: H Y
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Choi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy; D005194:Family Practice / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D006113:United Kingdom
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin