title: [The quality of health care perceived by diabetes patients in the Abruzzo region].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  In Italy the 4% of the population refers to be affected with diabetes. In the modern health care systems, the measure of the quality perceived by the patients about the received treatments represents a necessary reference parameter for the services management.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  This study was carried out to measure the quality perceived by diabetic patients of each component of their care pathway: structural, organizational and relational.
  
  
  METHODS
  A cross sectional study was performed. 210 diabetic patients were recruited and given them structured questionnaire with 60 items to fill.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The average satisfaction index noticed on the structural, organizational and relational components of diabetic patients care path way, was positive respectively in 87%, 51% and the 86% of the interviewees. The study notices a significant valutation difference in relation to the own health perception.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The high satisfaction levels registered, above all regarding the relation with health care providers, represent the base of an effective action of health education aiming at the mortality and morbidity reduction of these patients and at the contemporary their life quality improvement.
authors.affiliation: Scienze Infermieristiche, Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Sanità Pubblica.
authors.forename: Loreto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lancia
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michetti
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Petrucci
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Cofini
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult