Supporting care for suboptimally controlled type 2 diabetes mellitus in general practice with a clinical decision support system: a mixed methods pilot cluster randomised trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We developed a complex intervention called DECIDE (ComputeriseD dECisIonal support for suboptimally controlleD typE 2 Diabetes mellitus in Irish General Practice) which used a clinical decision support system to address clinical inertia and support general practitioner (GP) intensification of treatment for adults with suboptimally controlled type2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The current study explored the feasibility and potential impact of DECIDE.

Design

A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial.

Setting

Conducted in 14 practices in Irish General Practice.

Participants

The DECIDE intervention was targeted at GPs. They applied DECIDE to patients with suboptimally controlled T2DM, defined as a glycated haemogl

SUBMITTER: Murphy ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7045235 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature