Factors associated with the utilization of community-based diabetes management care: A cross-sectional study in Shandong Province, China.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Community-based diabetes management is known to be an important strategy for global diabetes control. In China, community-based diabetes management care, including regular blood glucose tests and guidance on medicine use, dietary control, and physical exercise provided by primary health institutions (PHIs), as one of the key contents of the national essential public health services (EPHS), was implemented since 2009 when the new round of health system reform was initiated. This study aimed to investigate the utilization of community-based diabetes management care services, and explore the factors influencing utilization from both patients' and providers' points of view. METHODS:In total, 2520 type-2 diabetes mellitus (DM) patients registered for EPHS were selected from 63 PHIs i

SUBMITTER: Yao J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7212576 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature