Medication intensification in diabetes in rural primary care: a cluster-randomised effectiveness trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine the effectiveness of a provider-based intervention to improve medication intensification among patients with diabetes.

Design

Effectiveness cluster-randomised trial. Baseline and follow-up cross-sections of diabetes physicians' patients.

Setting

Eleven U.S. Southeastern states, 2006-2008.

Participants

205 Rural primary care physicians, 95 completed the study.

Intervention

Multicomponent interactive intervention including web-based continuing medical education (CME), performance feedback and quality improvement tools.

Primary outcome measures

Medication intensification, a dose increase of an existing medication or the addition of a new class of medication for glucose, blood pressure and lipids control on any of the three most

SUBMITTER: Billue KL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3467590 | biostudies-literature | 2012

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature