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Implementation of Integrated Primary Care for Patients with Diabetes and Hypertension: A Case from Slovenia.
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- Managing cardiovascular risk factors with telemedicine in primary care: A systematic review and meta-analysis of patients with arterial hypertension and type 2 diabetes.Chronic illness · 2025Pooled it
- Impact of 12-Month mHealth Home Telemonitoring on Clinical Outcomes in Older Individuals With Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes: Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2025Trial
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- Person-Centred Diabetes Care: Examining Patient Empowerment and Diabetes-Specific Quality of Life in Slovenian Adults with Type 2 Diabetes.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Facilitators and Barriers to Scaling-Up Integrated Care for Arterial Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes in Slovenia: Qualitative Study.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2024Article
- Bottom-Up Analysis of Telemonitoring Costs: A Case Study in Slovenian Primary Care.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2024Article
- Assessing the reliability and validity of the Slovenian version of the Appraisal of Diabetes Scale (ADS-S) in type 2 diabetes patients.PloS one · 2024Article
- Peer Support as Part of Scaling-Up Integrated Care in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Arterial Hypertension at the Primary Healthcare Level: A Study Protocol.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2023Article
- Perceptions of the primary health care team about the implementation of integrated care of patients with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in Slovenia: qualitative study.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- Telemonitoring of Elderly with Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes at the Primary Care Level: Protocol for a Multicentric Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Zdravstveno varstvo · 2022Article
- Scale-Up of Integrated Care Interventions for Chronic Diseases in Diverse Settings.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Development of a Qualitative Data Analysis Codebook for Arterial Hypertension and Type-2-Diabetes Integrated Care Evaluation.International journal of integrated careArticle
- An in-depth Analysis of the Degree of Implementation of Integrated Care for Diabetes in Primary Health Care in Cambodia.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Country-Specific Roadmaps for Scaling Up Integrated Care in Belgium, Slovenia, and Cambodia - Lessons Learned from the SCUBY Project.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Hypertension Cascade Across Three Healthcare Systems and in Relation to the Level of Implementation of the Integrated Care Package.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Examining Macro-Level Barriers and Facilitators to Scaling Up Integrated Care from a Complexity Perspective: A Multi-Case Study of Cambodia, Slovenia, and Belgium.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Towards Integrated Care for the Elderly: Exploring the Acceptability of Telemonitoring for Hypertension and Type 2 Diabetes Management.International journal of integrated careArticle
- Evaluation of the Implementation of Integrated Primary Care for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension in Belgium, Cambodia, and Slovenia.International journal of integrated careArticle
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7 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
introductionResearch on models of integrated health care for hypertension and diabetes is one of the priority issues in the world. There is a lack of knowledge about how integrated care is implemented in practice. Our study assessed its implementation in six areas: identification of patients, treatment, health education, self-management support, structured collaboration and organisation of care.
methodsThis was a mixed methods study based on a triangulation method using quantitative and qualitative data. It took place in different types of primary health care organisations, in one urban and two rural regions of Slovenia. The main instrument for data collection was the Integrated Care Package (ICP) Grid, assessed through four methods: 1) a document analysis (of a current health policy and available protocols; 2) observation of the infrastructure of health centres, organisation of work, patient flow, interaction of patients with health professionals; 3) interview with key informants and 4) review of medical documentation of selected patients.
resultsThe implementation of the integrated care in Slovenia was assessed with the overall ICP score of 3.7 points (out of 5 possible points). The element Identification was almost fully implemented, while the element Self-management support was weakly implemented. DISCUSSION: The implementation of the integrated care of patients with diabetes and/or hypertension in Slovenian primary health care organisations achieved high levels of implementation. However, some week points were identified.
conclusionIntegrated care of the chronic patients in Slovenia is already provided at high levels, but the area of self-management support could be improved.
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