Challenges to Introducing Integrated Diabetes Care to an Inner-Regional Area in South Western Sydney, Australia.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Diabetes care often requires collaboration between general practitioners, allied health professionals, nurses, and/or medical specialists. This study aimed to describe the establishment of an integrated diabetes prevention and care approach in an area with limited access to primary and secondary care, and the challenges faced in its initial development.

Description

A qualitative research approach to identify challenges was taken. Data included meeting minutes, observational data and reports involving local clinical and non-clinical stakeholders from June 2016- December 2018 and were thematically analysed.

Discussion

Key challenges were low patient attendance in general practice, healthcare professional time, low participation at health promotion activitie

SUBMITTER: Zarora R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7207248 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature