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ArticleInternational journal of endocrinology2019

Indicators of Quality of Clinical Care for Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar: A Retrospective Analysis.

Saleh Attal, Mohamed H Mahmoud, Muna Taher Aseel, Ady Candra, Paul Amuna, Mohamed Elnagmi, Mostafa Abdallah, Nahed Ismail, Ahmed Abdelrazek, Dia Albaw and 2 more

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Article in International journal of endocrinology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Prevalence of Cardiovascular and Renal Co-morbidities in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the Gulf, a Cross-sectional Observational Study.Diabetes therapy : research, treatment and education of diabetes and related disorders · 2021
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Saleh AttalFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6574-3257
Mohamed H MahmoudFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Muna Taher AseelFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Ady CandraFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Paul AmunaResearch Department, Primary Health Care Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
Mohamed ElnagmiFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Mostafa AbdallahFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Nahed IsmailFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Ahmed AbdelrazekFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Dia AlbawFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Abdulsalam AlbashirFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Hisham ElmahdiFamily Medicine Residency Program, Primary Health Care Corporation, West Bay Training Center, Doha, Qatar.
Primary Health Care · QA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDespite the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Gulf countries, standards of diabetes care at the primary care level have not been widely studied.

aimTo compare the results of diabetes clinical indicators from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) 2017 guidelines to the reference benchmarks in the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. MATERIALS AND

methodsA cross-sectional analysis of electronic medical records in 643 randomly selected adult patients with type 2 diabetes was undertaken. A checklist enabled the collection of sociodemographic, clinical, biochemical, and quality measurement data. Data were analyzed using Stata 9.0. The chi-squared test was used to compare two or more proportions.

resultsThere were 643 patients (male = 60.3%; female = 39.7%), and the majority (71.7%) aged between 40 and 64 years. Common comorbidities were dyslipidemia (72.3%), hypertension (70%), obesity (50.1%), and preobesity (overweight) (37.9%). Over 15% were smokers. The most commonly prescribed diabetes medications were metformin (89.9%), dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors (61.1%), and sulfonylureas (49.3%). Only 35.5% (

conclusionThe majority of the results met the ADA standards, while glycemic control, dietary counseling, and screening for depression were poor in comparison to the standards. Continuing education for clinicians, patient education for self-management, and targeted weight management are recommended.

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