Process evaluation of team-based care in people aged >65 years with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is increasing globally and there is critical need develop interventions to improve health outcomes among older people. The Group Appointments in Primary Care (GAP) study was a randomised controlled trial designed to test the efficacy of a group and team-based medical visit programme to lower haemoglobin A1c among patients with T2DM. We aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators to implement the GAP intervention within a primary care setting, with an emphasis on patient experience.

Research design and methods

This was a qualitative exploratory study. Data were gathered from semistructured interviews conducted with the first cohort of GAP study participants (n=15) at baseline and intervention completion. GAP pa

SUBMITTER: Sims Gould J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687023 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature