High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020:geographical disparities need attention
The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Greenland and evaluate quality of care according to sex, region and healthcare unit within regions. Data on all inhabitants registered with diabetes were extracted from the electronic medical record. We found a crude preva...
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ftsydanskunivpub:oai:sdu.dk:publications/eea88944-1e29-48e4-9876-73f1ba0c9da5 2024-05-19T07:39:01+00:00 High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020:geographical disparities need attention Backe, Marie Balslev Jørgensen, Marit Eika Pedersen, Michael Lynge 2023-12-01 application/pdf https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/eea88944-1e29-48e4-9876-73f1ba0c9da5 https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2290305 https://findresearcher.sdu.dk/ws/files/251162656/-2023-High-quality-of-diabetes-care-in-Greenland-since-the-launch-of-Steno-Diabetes-Center-Greenland-2020---geographical-disparities-need-attention.pdf eng eng https://portal.findresearcher.sdu.dk/da/publications/eea88944-1e29-48e4-9876-73f1ba0c9da5 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Backe , M B , Jørgensen , M E & Pedersen , M L 2023 , ' High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020 : geographical disparities need attention ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 82 , no. 1 , 2290305 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2290305 Diabetes healthcare prevalence quality-of-care regions article 2023 ftsydanskunivpub https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2290305 2024-05-01T00:41:33Z The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Greenland and evaluate quality of care according to sex, region and healthcare unit within regions. Data on all inhabitants registered with diabetes were extracted from the electronic medical record. We found a crude prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the population aged ≥ 20 years to be 4.7%, and the prevalence of diabetes standardised to the WHO world population was 4.0%. Compared to males, a significantly higher proportion of females had mean glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level below 7% (68.9% vs. 57.5%) and blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg (83.4% vs. 73.5%). Regarding healthcare unit within regions, quality of care was higher in regional cities compared to smaller cities, concerning proportion of persons having blood pressure measured regularly (86.0% vs. 71.7%), urine tested for albuminuria (70.6% vs. 51.2%), receiving eye examination (86.9% vs. 79.5%) and foot examination (87.9% vs. 79.4%). In conclusion, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Greenland is the highest reported yet. The overall quality of diabetes care was high and significantly improved compared to 2018. We observed geographical inequality in diabetes care and improvements in the quality of care in specific remote locations are necessary to minimise health care disparities. Article in Journal/Newspaper Circumpolar Health Greenland International Journal of Circumpolar Health University of Southern Denmark Research Portal International Journal of Circumpolar Health 82 1 |
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The aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Greenland and evaluate quality of care according to sex, region and healthcare unit within regions. Data on all inhabitants registered with diabetes were extracted from the electronic medical record. We found a crude prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in the population aged ≥ 20 years to be 4.7%, and the prevalence of diabetes standardised to the WHO world population was 4.0%. Compared to males, a significantly higher proportion of females had mean glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) level below 7% (68.9% vs. 57.5%) and blood pressure below 140/90 mmHg (83.4% vs. 73.5%). Regarding healthcare unit within regions, quality of care was higher in regional cities compared to smaller cities, concerning proportion of persons having blood pressure measured regularly (86.0% vs. 71.7%), urine tested for albuminuria (70.6% vs. 51.2%), receiving eye examination (86.9% vs. 79.5%) and foot examination (87.9% vs. 79.4%). In conclusion, the prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in Greenland is the highest reported yet. The overall quality of diabetes care was high and significantly improved compared to 2018. We observed geographical inequality in diabetes care and improvements in the quality of care in specific remote locations are necessary to minimise health care disparities. |
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High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020:geographical disparities need attention |
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High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020:geographical disparities need attention |
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High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020:geographical disparities need attention |
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High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020:geographical disparities need attention |
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High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020:geographical disparities need attention |
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Backe , M B , Jørgensen , M E & Pedersen , M L 2023 , ' High quality of diabetes care in Greenland since the launch of Steno Diabetes Center Greenland 2020 : geographical disparities need attention ' , International Journal of Circumpolar Health , vol. 82 , no. 1 , 2290305 . https://doi.org/10.1080/22423982.2023.2290305 |
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