Psychosocial information use for clinical decisions in diabetes care.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

There are increasing efforts to capture psychosocial information in outpatient care in order to enhance health equity. To advance clinical decision support systems (CDSS), this study investigated which psychosocial information clinicians value, who values it, and when and how clinicians use this information for clinical decision-making in outpatient type 2 diabetes care.

Materials and methods

This mixed methods study involved physician interviews (n = 17) and a survey of physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs), and diabetes educators (n = 198). We used the grounded theory approach to analyze interview data and descriptive statistics and tests of difference by clinician type for survey data.

Results

Participants viewed financial strain, mental health status, an

SUBMITTER: Senteio C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7647218 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature