title: [The diabetes traffic light scheme - development of an instrument for the case management in patients with diabetes mellitus in primary care].
abstract: In order to sustain the continuity and quality of treatment in diabetic primary care patients, it is necessary to introduce structured and regularly performed monitoring system into the practice team. The monitoring aims at early and valid recognition of potential complications resulting from a chronic disease. Ideally the practice nurse is in charge of the case management. The central element of the case management is a colour coded instrument, the diabetes traffic light scheme, by which means the most important clinical parameters and patient adherence can be screened in regular intervals. Additionally, the instrument regulates in-practice communication by means of stratified action plans and enables ideal treatment continuity also in larger teams. The experiences resulting from the development of this diabetes-specific traffic light scheme can be beneficial for the future development of similar instruments in other chronic diseases.
authors: Institut für Hausarztmedizin der Universität Zürich. corinne.chmiel@usz.ch
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Chmiel
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Birnbaum
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Gensichen
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Rosemann
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Frei
mesh_terms: D019090:Case Management; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008501:Medical Records, Problem-Oriented; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010349:Patient Compliance; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000379:methods*; D013557:Switzerland