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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedMcCreedy EM, Kane RL, Gollust SE
Patient-centered guidelines for geriatric diabetes care: potential missed opportunities to avoid harm.
Clinicians strive to deliver individualized, patient-centered care. However, these intentions are understudied. This research explored how patient characteristics associated with a high risk-to-benefit ratio with hypoglycemia medications affected decision making by primary care clinicians. The investigators found that primary care clinicians often chose to intensify glycemic control despite individual patient factors that warranted higher glycemic targets based on existing guidelines.
AHRQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: McCreedy EM, Kane RL, Gollust SE .
Patient-centered guidelines for geriatric diabetes care: potential missed opportunities to avoid harm.
J Am Board Fam Med 2018 Mar-Apr;31(2):192-200. doi: 10.3122/jabfm.2018.02.170141..
Keywords: Diabetes, Elderly, Patient-Centered Healthcare, Guidelines, Evidence-Based Practice, Decision Making, Medication, Primary Care, Practice Patterns, Provider: Physician, Provider: Clinician, Provider
Kuo YF, Goodwin JS, Chen NW
Diabetes mellitus care provided by nurse practitioners vs primary care physicians.
The study objective was to compare processes and cost of care of older adults with diabetes mellitus cared for by nurse practitioners (NPs) with processes and cost of those cared for by primary care physicians (PCPs). It concluded that nurse practitioners were similar to PCPs or slightly lower in their rates of diabetes mellitus guideline–concordant care.
AHRQ-funded; HS020642; HS022134.
Citation: Kuo YF, Goodwin JS, Chen NW .
Diabetes mellitus care provided by nurse practitioners vs primary care physicians.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2015 Oct;63(10):1980-8. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13662..
Keywords: Chronic Conditions, Diabetes, Elderly, Primary Care, Practice Patterns