Assessment of a Day Hospital Management Program for Children With Type 1 Diabetes.

ABSTRACT: Importance:A shift in the setting of care delivery for children with a new diagnosis of type 1 diabetes led to a reorganization of treatment. Objective:To determine whether a new diagnosis of pediatric diabetes can be successfully managed in a day hospital model. Design, Setting, and Participants:This quality improvement study used retrospectively collected data on pediatric patients with a new diagnosis of diabetes who completed an inpatient program for education and insulin titration prospectively compared with patients completing a diabetes day hospital program. Baseline data were collected over 12 months (January-December 2015) and intervention data collected over 14 months (March 2016-May 2017). The study was conducted at a single institution and judged as a nonhuman participant proje

SUBMITTER: Lawson S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7054842 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature