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An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice
Introduction: I am a general practitioner in solo practice in Athlone. I work closely with a qualified nursing sister. Many of the patients we attend to have non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Aim: To implement change in the management of our patients with diabetes by developing a protocol for...
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| author | Navsa, Desiree Miriam |
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| description | Introduction: I am a general practitioner in solo practice in Athlone. I work closely with a qualified nursing sister. Many of the patients we attend to have non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Aim: To implement change in the management of our patients with diabetes by developing a protocol for future improved care. Objective: To assess the quality of care provided to patients with (NIDDM), by a doctor - nurse team in private general practice. Method : The study was quantitative and qualitative and consisted of 3 sections : 1) an internal audit based on the retrospective examination of patients' medical records, 2) a questionnaire which was administered to determine patients' knowledge of their disease and 3) a focus group interview which centred around patients' experience of the disease and feelings about the service provided. The interview was audio taped. Findings: Problem areas identified were sub-optimal record keeping; poor attendance and infrequent eye and foot examinations; patients' knowledge of their disease was limited; certain aspects of doctor-patient and patient-family relationships that may impact negatively on care; fears and anxieties relating to the disease and perceptions oflocus of control as external. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/25730 An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice Navsa, Desiree Miriam Schweitzer, B Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Family Practice Physician-Nurse Relations Physician-Patient Relations Quality of Health Care Introduction: I am a general practitioner in solo practice in Athlone. I work closely with a qualified nursing sister. Many of the patients we attend to have non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Aim: To implement change in the management of our patients with diabetes by developing a protocol for future improved care. Objective: To assess the quality of care provided to patients with (NIDDM), by a doctor - nurse team in private general practice. Method : The study was quantitative and qualitative and consisted of 3 sections : 1) an internal audit based on the retrospective examination of patients' medical records, 2) a questionnaire which was administered to determine patients' knowledge of their disease and 3) a focus group interview which centred around patients' experience of the disease and feelings about the service provided. The interview was audio taped. Findings: Problem areas identified were sub-optimal record keeping; poor attendance and infrequent eye and foot examinations; patients' knowledge of their disease was limited; certain aspects of doctor-patient and patient-family relationships that may impact negatively on care; fears and anxieties relating to the disease and perceptions oflocus of control as external. 2017-10-23T08:12:45Z 2017-10-23T08:12:45Z 1998 2017-07-20T13:51:42Z Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25730 eng application/pdf Department of Public Health and Family Medicine Faculty of Health Sciences University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Family Practice Physician-Nurse Relations Physician-Patient Relations Quality of Health Care Navsa, Desiree Miriam An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice |
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| title | An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice |
| title_full | An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice |
| title_fullStr | An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice |
| title_full_unstemmed | An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice |
| title_short | An audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor-nurse team in a general practice |
| title_sort | audit of diabetic care provided to patients conducted by a doctor nurse team in a general practice |
| topic | Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Insulin-Dependent Family Practice Physician-Nurse Relations Physician-Patient Relations Quality of Health Care |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/25730 |
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