Relevant patient characteristics for estimating healthcare needs according to healthcare providers and people with type 2 diabetes: a Delphi survey

Dorijn F. L. Hertroijs*, Martijn C. G. J. Brouwers, Arianne M. J. Elissen, Nicolaas C. Schaper, Dirk Ruwaard

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Abstract

Background Recently, there has been growing interest in providing more tailored, patient-centered care for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Yet it remains unclear which patient characteristics should be determined to guide such an approach. Therefore, the opinions of healthcare providers (HCP) and people with T2DM about relevant patient characteristics for estimating healthcare needs of people with T2DM were assessed and compared. Methods Two separate online Delphi studies were conducted according to the RAND-UCLA Appropriateness Method: one with HCPs (n = 22) from Dutch primary and secondary care and one with people with T2DM treated in Dutch primary care (n = 46). The relevance of patient characteristics for estimating healthcare needs, defined as the number of yearly consultations, was assessed on a 5-point Likert scale. Characteristics with a median of 4 or 5 and an interquartile range

Original languageEnglish
Article number575
Number of pages10
JournalBMC Health Services Research
Volume19
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 16 Aug 2019

Keywords

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Delphi panel
  • Healthcare providers
  • People with type 2 diabetes
  • Patient-centered care
  • SELF-MANAGEMENT
  • GLYCEMIC CONTROL
  • BODY-MASS
  • HYPERGLYCEMIA
  • TRAJECTORIES
  • ASSOCIATION
  • HEMOGLOBIN
  • MELLITUS
  • EFFICACY

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