The impact of point-of-care HbA1c testing and intensified clinical care on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes at Khayelitsha Community Health Centre

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dc.contributor.advisorMash, Boben_ZA
dc.contributor.authorAllerton, Joshuaen_ZA
dc.contributor.otherStellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine. Family Medicine and Primary Care.en_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2019-02-11T08:33:00Z
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-17T08:02:38Z
dc.date.available2019-02-11T08:33:00Z
dc.date.available2019-04-17T08:02:38Z
dc.date.issued2019-02
dc.descriptionThesis (MMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2019.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY: Introduction: Diabetes is a burgeoning health problem in South Africa where it is now the main cause of mortality in women. There is often clinical inertia despite poor glycaemic control. The aim was to evaluate the effect on glycaemic control of introducing a more intensive protocol of care for patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes (HbA1c > 10%) at Khayelitsha Community Health Centre, Cape Town. Methods: A pragmatic, quasi-experimental study. Patients were consecutively selected to obtain a sample size of 200. They participated in a 6 month programme of intensified care involving monthly clinic visits, diabetes group education sessions (GES), and algorithmic escalation of medical therapy guided by either point-of-care (POC) or standard laboratory HbA1c testing. Participants were used as their own controls by retrospective analysis of usual care. The primary outcome measure was mean change in HbA1c. Results: The mean change in HbA1c in the intervention group was -1.3% (SD 2.1) compared with 0.3% (SD 1.6) in the control group, giving a mean difference of -1.6% (p<0.001). There was a significant increase in prescription of basal insulin with a mean difference 1.3IU (p=0.02), and in number of participants increasing their dose of biphasic insulin (p=0.002). Those patients attending all 4 GES had the greatest improvement in HbA1c (-1.8%). There was no difference between POC and standard laboratory groups. Conclusion: A significant improvement in glycaemic control was seen in participants who received a pragmatic intensified intervention compared with usual care, elements of which could be readily incorporated into routine care.en_ZA
dc.description.abstractAFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Geen opsomming beskikbaar.af_ZA
dc.description.versionMasters
dc.format.extent17 pages
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/105565
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherStellenbosch : Stellenbosch University
dc.rights.holderStellenbosch University
dc.subjectDiabetics -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectGlycemic index -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectType 2 diabetes -- Alternative treatment -- South Africaen_ZA
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.titleThe impact of point-of-care HbA1c testing and intensified clinical care on glycaemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes at Khayelitsha Community Health Centreen_ZA
dc.typeThesisen_ZA
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