Newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes - does New Zealand General Practice adequately prepare patients to self-manage their Condition?

ABSTRACT:

Background

Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) is predominantly managed in primary care, and patients need to be provided with appropriate knowledge and education to understand how to best self-manage their condition. For optimal T2D self-management, primary care teams should share this information from the time of diagnosis. Little is currently known about how and when these resources are being provided to patients with T2D in New Zealand.

Methods

An online survey was carried out between Oct 2022 and Feb 2023. Patients diagnosed with T2D after Jan 2020 were invited to participate, with recruitment occurring via primary care and social media. Questions included information about demographics, diagnosis, provision of education resources and/or referral services as well as about cu

SUBMITTER: Chepulis L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10441743 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature