CoDiab-VD: protocol of a prospective population-based cohort study on diabetes care in Switzerland.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes represents an increasing health burden worldwide. In 2010, the Public Health Department of the canton of Vaud (Switzerland) launched a regional diabetes programme entitled "Programme cantonal Diabète" (PcD), with the objectives to both decrease the incidence of diabetes and improve care for patients with diabetes. The cohort entitled CoDiab-VD emerged from that programme. It specifically aimed at following quality of diabetes care over time, at evaluating the coverage of the PcD within this canton and at assessing the impact of the PcD on care of patients with diabetes.

Methods/design

The cohort CoDiab-VD is a prospective population-based cohort study. Patients with diabetes were recruited in two waves (autumn 2011--summer 2012) through community pharmaci

SUBMITTER: Zuercher E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4536695 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature