introduction: the importance of screening for diabetes mellitus is a contruversial issue worldwide, its vitality is obvious when it leads to effective treatment for those identified at screening. this study was performed in isfahan city to evaluate quality of care and treatment one year after diagnosis, in diabetic patients, newly diagnosed by screening. materials and methods : in this prospect...

extract   when you are faced with a diabetic person that has been numbness, lethargic or confuse condition and likely to enter into a diabetic coma what nursing interventions should be done?   the answer of question is related to complete review of symptoms by nurses. typically, in the most cases hypoglycemia can cause coma. the next cause of coma is diabetic ketoacidosis that occurs with hyper...

introduction: measurement of diabetes management effectiveness includes the process of care and its quality, health outcome and response to care before everything; it needs a conceptual framework about this universal disease. minimum data set (mds) of diabetes make this framework by using standard data element with unique definition and effectiveness indicators preparation of diabetes managemen...

BACKGROUND A total of 20.8 million people in the United States have diabetes, including 10.3 million adults over the age of 60 years, and more than 6 million people remain undiagnosed. Although diabetes is widely recognized as a prevalent and serious disease in managed care, current care is suboptimal, with less than 2% of American adults with diabetes receiving optimal quality of care. OBJEC...

primary care physicians' visit services for diabetes management are now widely delivered in china's rural public health care. current studies mainly focus on supply but risk factors from patients' view have not been previously explored. this study aims to present the utilization of rural primary care physicians' visit services for diabetes management in the last 12 months in southwestern china,...

OBJECTIVE The Mayo Health System Diabetes Translation Project sought to assess models of community-based diabetes care and use of a diabetes electronic management system (DEMS). Planned care is a redesigned model of chronic disease care that involves guideline implementation, support of self-management, and use of clinical information systems. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We studied adult diab...

Background: Diabetes is one of the major health issues worldwide and a challenge for health care providers. Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine the status of psychological adjustment and associated factors in patients with type 2 diabetes in Zanjan University of Medical Sciences. Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out on 350 patients with type 2 diabete...

BACKGROUND Foot ulceration is one of the most common complications associated with diabetes that needs to be managed. In Iran, prevalence of diabetes foot ulcer is 3%. According to studies, evidence-based nursing (EBN) is an effective alternative to facilitate clinical decision making in patient care and may lead to quality improvement in nursing practice. The aims of this study are to assess t...