The Economic Evaluation of Team Clinic-Group Approach to a Care Model of Early Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Glycemic control is challenging for adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Team Clinic, a shared medical appointment model, has improved psychosocial outcomes in middle school patients with T1D. We aimed to evaluate the costs of delivering Team Clinic.

Method

Participants were randomized into Team Clinic (n = 44) or usual care (n = 42) groups.

Results

We found no significant difference in 6-month total costs per subject ($3,204 [intervention] vs. $3,476 [control]. No significant differences were found in health care use, test strip use, or continuous glucose monitoring and/or pump. The intervention had more clinic visits (2.41 vs. 1.52 times) and a longer length of visit (2.34 vs. 0.74 hr, but no difference in provider time per patient per visit (median,

SUBMITTER: Wan W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10141521 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep-Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature