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ArticleJournal of primary care & community health

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.

Abdulmajeed Alshowair, Saleh Altamimi, Saad Alshahrani, Rehab Almubrick, Syed Ahmed, Ali Tolba, Fatimah Alkawai, Faisal Alruhaimi, Eman Alsafwani, Fatima AlSuwailem and 2 more

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Abdulmajeed AlshowairRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saleh AltamimiRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Saad AlshahraniRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Rehab AlmubrickRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Syed AhmedRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Ali TolbaRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fatimah AlkawaiRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Faisal AlruhaimiRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Eman AlsafwaniRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Fatima AlSuwailemRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Haiam AbdallaRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Amro Abdel-AzeemRiyadh First Health Cluster, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8607-1536
Ministry of Health · SAZagazig University · EG

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesOur study aims to assess the effectiveness of implementing a case manager-led Multidisciplinary Team approach in the primary healthcare setting on improving glycemic control and reducing cardiovascular risks for T2DM patients over a 6-month period.

methodsThis retrospective record-based follow-up study was carried out on 3060 uncontrolled T2DM patients in primary healthcare centers in Riyadh First Health Cluster over a period of 6 months. The patient records are investigated and analyzed, including demographic characteristics and measurements of Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol, and BP levels at enrollment and after 6 months of Multi-Disciplinary Team follow-up. The changes in the study variables and their correlations to each other are tested using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences software.

resultsAt enrollment, our patients were characterized by poor glycemic control (HbAIC > 8%). Most of them have high body weight with a mean BMI of (31.2 ± 1.7), and nearly two-thirds are either hypertensive or have dyslipidemia (43.4% and 47.3% respectively). After 6 months of MDT follow-up, there is a significant improvement in glycemic control among 1971 patients (64.4%), with a reduction in the mean level of different outcomes relative to baseline HbA1c (-15%,

conclusionCase-manager-led MDT approach significantly improves glycemic control and significantly improves control over dyslipidemia and hypertension, reducing cardiovascular risks, and unfavorable events among such diabetic patients. We highly recommend developing more MDTs, training case managers, and rigorously evaluating the MDT approach.

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Case ManagersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2DyslipidemiasHypertensionCholesterol, LDLFollow-Up StudiesGlycated HemoglobinGlycemic ControlHumansPrimary Health CareRetrospective StudiesCholesterol, LDLGlycated Hemoglobincase-managerglycemic controlmultidisciplinary teamprimary caretype 2 diabetes

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