Addressing Lifestyle Management During Visits Involving Patients with Prediabetes: NAMCS 2013-2015.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The gap between treatment guidelines and clinical practice in prediabetes management has been identified in previous studies. The knowledge related to addressing lifestyle change during office visits in clinical practice to manage prediabetes is limited.

Objective

To describe patterns of lifestyle management addressed during office-based visits involving patients with prediabetes and identify factors associated with addressing lifestyle management during physician office visits in the USA.

Design

Cross-sectional study PARTICIPANTS: US National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (NAMCS) data from 2013 to 2015 were combined to identify office-based visits involving patients with prediabetes.

Main measures

The major outcome is lifestyle management including

SUBMITTER: Wu J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667520 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature