Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines in the Management of Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes—A Prospective Population Cohort Study - 23/07/13
, Kimberly Nuernberger, MA 2, Patrick McCrea, BA 2, Kim Reimer, BSc, BEd 3, Hans Krueger, PhD 4, Sema K. Aydede, PhD 4, Dieter Ayers, MSc 5, Jean-Paul Collet, MD, PhD 6Abstract |
Objective |
To describe adherence to clinical practice guidelines for the treatment of childhood type 1 diabetes and identify associated patient and system level factors.
Study design |
This prospective cohort study used population-based administrative data to describe individuals aged 1-24 years who had been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at <20 years of age (1472 unique individuals and 5883 person-years over a 7-year period) living in British Columbia, Canada. The outcome measure was proportion ‘at goal,’ which was defined as having optimal adherence (3 diabetes-related physician visits/year, 3 hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) tests/year, 1 glucagon prescription dispensed/year, and appropriate screening for diabetes-related comorbidity [ie, hypothyroidism] and complications [ie, retinopathy and nephropathy]), or good adherence to guidelines (2 diabetes-related physician visits/year, 2 HbA1c tests/year, and appropriate screening for diabetes-related comorbidity and complications). Statistical methods included descriptive statistics and logistic regression modeling.
Results |
Fifty-four percent person-years had poor adherence to guidelines (<2 diabetes-related physician visits and HbA1c tests/year) and 7.4% had optimal adherence. The proportion of person-years at goal was higher in females vs males (41.0% vs 37.6%; P = .007). Individuals 4-years post-diagnosis of diabetes were 78% less likely to be at goal compared with the year of diagnosis (P < .0001).
Conclusions |
The treatment of pediatric type 1 diabetes likely does not meet national and international standards. Future studies should explore facilitators and barriers to adherence to guidelines among health care providers, patients, and families, and whether adherence to guidelines is associated with glycemic control.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keyword : BCCH, DAD, GP, HbA1c, MSP, POC
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| Supported by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MCH-97583). The results and conclusions are those of the authors and should not be attributed to any sponsoring agencies. K.N. and P.M. served as paid consultants for data extraction and applying case definition and differentiating algorithm, and removing potential false positives, as well as the provision of statistical expertise. H.K. has been paid to develop a government report summarizing the data in lay terms for decision makers (ie, such as those who influence health service delivery [primary and specialty care] for children and youth, and those in British Columbia at Child Health British Columbia, Provincial Health Services Authority, British Columbia Ministry of Health). The other authors declare no conflict of interest. |
Vol 163 - N° 2
P. 543 - août 2013 Retour au numéro
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