title: [Evaluation of the quality of care of diabetic population at a health center].
abstract: An evaluation study of the quality of care was carried out in diabetic patients aged 20 years or more diagnosed since the primary health care center had been opened. 20 criteria accepted by consensus were evaluated in all be clinical records of the diabetic population. A remarkable result was the high rate of incorrectly diagnosed patients (36.8%), although there were no significant differences in the rate of criteria recording between these and the true diabetics. The most commonly recorded criteria were the classification of the type of diabetes and the measurement of blood sugar (100%), while the least common were the measurement of A1C hemoglobin (2.6%) and neurologic examination (9%). Overall 13.3% of records had 17 or more recorded criteria, and 53.4% had between 13 and 16 criteria. The importance to include the methods for the evaluation and control of the quality of care in the major aims of the primary care teams is stressed.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Buitrago Ramírez
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vegas Jiménez
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Poblador Curto
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D003922:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D003951:Diagnostic Errors; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care
vernacular_title: Evaluación de la calidad asistencial prestada a la población diabética en un centro de salud.