ArticleAmerican journal of translational research2021
Using multi-disciplinary teams to treat obese patients helps improve clinical efficacy: the general practitioner's perspective.
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- Effectiveness of Case Manager Led Multi-Disciplinary Team Approach on Glycemic Control Amongst T2DM Patients in Primary Care in Riyadh: A Retrospective Follow-Up Study.Journal of primary care & community healthArticle
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Abstract
objectiveThis paper aims to explore the influences of multi-disciplinary teams (MDT) from the general practitioner's (GP's) perspective on the clinical efficacy of treating obese patients.
methodsAdmitted to our hospital from January 2018 to October 2019, 127 obese patients were divided into two groups based on the different models of diagnosis and treatment each underwent. The routine diagnostic and treatment model was administered to the patients in the control group (60 cases), and the MDT model was administered to the patients in the research group (67 cases). The weight loss success rates in both groups were observed. Before and after the treatment, the blood glucose, blood lipid, tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), adiponectin (APN), leptin (LP), and recombinant human fibroblast growth factor 21 (FGF-21) levels were measured. The SAS and SDS scores were evaluated.
resultsAfter the treatment, the weight loss success rate in the research group was significantly higher than it was in the control group, and the FPG and the 2hPBG levels were significantly lower in the research group. Compared with the control group, the TC, TG, and LDL-C levels were remarkably lower in the study group, and the HDL-C levels were remarkably higher in the research group. The TNF-α, LP, and FGF-21 levels were significantly lower in the research group, and the APN levels were significantly higher. The research group had significantly lower SAS and SDS scores and higher GSES scores.
conclusionMDTs from the GP's perspective are conducive to increasing the weight loss success rate and improving the blood glucose, blood lipid and adipokine levels in obese patients.
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