Assessing the Effect of Clinical Inertia on Diabetes Outcomes: a Modeling Approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are an increasing number of newer and better therapeutic options in the management of diabetes. However, a large proportion of diabetes patients still experience delays in intensification of treatment to achieve appropriate blood glucose targets-a phenomenon called clinical inertia. Despite the high prevalence of clinical inertia, previous research has not examined its long-term effects on diabetes-related health outcomes and mortality.

Objective

We sought to examine the impact of clinical inertia on the incidence of diabetes-related complications and death. We also examined how the impact of clinical inertia would vary by the length of treatment delay and population characteristics.

Design

We developed an agent-based model of diabetes and its complic

SUBMITTER: Correa MF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6420509 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature