Healthcare Professionals' Perceptions of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Care in the Mediterranean Region

Diabetes Therapy : Research, Treatment and Education of Diabetes and Related Disorders
Charles Savona-VenturaMGSD-Education Study Group

Abstract

This study aimed to assess the adherence to guidelines by practitioners working in the Mediterranean region and to identify the reasons for non-compliance. A opportunistic self-administered questionnaire was circulated among members of the Mediterranean Group for the Study of Diabetes (MGSD) and regional diabetic associations. The study was limited to the Mediterranean region; 2841 medical practitioners participated in the study. Intervention involved a self-administered questionnaire enabling demographic and personal details to be correlated to relevant information related to practice and continuing health professional education (CHPE) attitudes, perceptions related to diabetes and healthcare systems in the community, and physicians' attitudes to healthcare practices and target goals relevant to type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The main outcome measure was adherence to evidence-based guidelines. While the majority of respondents (69.9%) reported being confident in managing these patients, and 79.2% reported being aware of the availability of local guidelines; only a fifth opted to manage patients by strictly targeting an HbA1c value below 6.5%, while 3.3% were happy to maintain an HbA1c value of up to 8.0%. These goals appeare...Continue Reading

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