Development of type 2 diabetes mellitus quality indicators in general practice by a modified Delphi method in Beijing, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The service capacity of primary care has improved in China. General practice also takes growing responsibility in the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus, but there are concerns about the paucity of evidence of the quality of care delivered. And there is an absence of systematic quality indicators of type 2 diabetes mellitus in general practice in China. This study aimed to develop a set of type 2 diabetes mellitus quality indicators to facilitate quality measurement in general practice in China.

Methods

Preliminary quality indicators were generated and refined by literature review and an expert consultation meeting. Two rounds of email-based Delphi survey and a consensus meeting were carried out to identify quality indicators. Delphi questionnaires with 43 ind

SUBMITTER: Jin G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7370510 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature