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ArticleInternational journal of integrated care

Qualitative and Quantitative Evaluation of an Innovative Primary and Secondary Diabetes Clinic in Western Sydney.

Sumathy Ravi, Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz, Anandhi Murugesan, Julie Ayre, Rajini Jayaballa, Duncan Rintoul, Marina Sarkis, Kirsten McCaffery, Glen Maberly, Carissa Bonner

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Article in International journal of integrated care. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Barriers and facilitators to the use of virtual wards: a systematic review of the qualitative evidence.International journal for quality in health care : journal of the International Society for Quality in Health Care · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Sumathy RaviWestern Sydney Diabetes, Integrated and Community Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1097-0671
Gideon Meyerowitz-KatzWestern Sydney Diabetes, Integrated and Community Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-9345
Anandhi MurugesanWestern Sydney Diabetes, Integrated and Community Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown, NSW, Australia.
Julie AyreSydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5279-5189
Rajini JayaballaWestern Sydney Diabetes, Integrated and Community Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9078-6806
Duncan RintoulRooftop Social, Bulli, NSW, Australia.
Marina SarkisAgency for Clinical Innovation, St Leonards, NSW, Australia.
Kirsten McCafferySydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2696-5006
Glen MaberlyWestern Sydney Diabetes, Integrated and Community Health, Western Sydney Local Health District, Blacktown, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1725-7094
Carissa BonnerSydney Health Literacy Lab, Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-6460

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Western Sydney Diabetes (WSD) established an innovative diabetes service in May 2020, using virtual and in-person care, linking primary care with the diabetes specialist team. This study evaluated the service's feasibility using qualitative and quantitative methods. Method: Evaluation included: 1) thematic analysis of interviews and workshops with patients and health professionals (n = 28); 2) quantitative analysis of records of patients admitted July 2020-June 2021 (n = 110). Results: Key themes related to 1) benefits: convenient location, access to integrated care, advantages of virtual care; 2) challenges: hard for patients to ask questions, technology issues; 3) confidence: shared care decision making, multidisciplinary team; and 4) future directions: additional multidisciplinary services, expanded insulin stabilisation service, promotion.Improvements between baseline and 3 months included 1.3% reduction in HbA Discussion: The findings suggest this integrated care model was feasible and perceived as beneficial by both patients and providers. The clinic offers a promising model of practice that could be developed further to roll out in other regions for rural delivery of care.

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community clinicevaluationintegrated caretelehealthType 2 diabetesvirtual care

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PMID38406628
PMCPMC10885848

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