Hospital and patient influencing factors of treatment schemes given to type 2 diabetes mellitus inpatients in Inner Mongolia, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In clinical practice, the physician's treatment decision making is influenced by many factors besides the patient's clinical conditions and is the fundamental cause of healthcare inequity and discrimination in healthcare settings. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a chronic disease with high prevalence, long average length of stay and high hospitalization rate. Although the treatment of T2DM is well guideline driven, there is a large body of evidence showing the existence of treatment disparities. More empirical studies from the provider side are needed to determine if non-clinical factors influence physician's treatment choices.

Objective

To determine the hospital and patient influencing factors of treatment schemes given to T2DM inpatients in Inner Mongolia, Ch

SUBMITTER: Zhang N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4943291 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature