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Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia
Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2018.
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| author | Kenga, Louis Dikolela |
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| spelling | oai:scholar.sun.ac.za:10019.1/103376 Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia Kenga, Louis Dikolela Von Pressentin, Klaus B. Stellenbosch University. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dept. of Family and Emergency Medicine. Family Medicine and Primary Care. Diabetics -- Medical care -- Oshikoto (Namibia) Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Onandjokwe State Hospital -- Oshikoto (Namibia) UCTD Thesis (MFamMed)--Stellenbosch University, 2018. ENGLISH SUMMARY : Type 2 diabetes mellitus accounts for more than ninety per cent of patients with diabetes and its incidence is on the rise in low and middle-income countries. Obesity is the main risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Aim: The aim of this study was to improve the quality of care provided to patients at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Setting: Medical outpatient clinic; Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital. Namibia Method: The steps of quality improvement cycle were followed Result: Two hundred and six participants were recruited in the audit. Ninety one % were female and the mean age was 44years. At baseline audit only 2 % of participants had their body mass index (BMI) recorded, one month later after training of staff on importance of documentation of non-invasive risk factors for type 2 diabetes followed by implementation of changes to practice; 65 % of participants had their BMI and additional risk factors for type 2 diabetes recorded during the re-audit and were provided with diet and physical activity counselling. The difference was statistically significant between baseline audit and re-audit (p < 0.001) Conclusion: The quality of care for patients at increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes mellitus in our setting was suboptimal. Simple interventions were designed and implemented to improve the quality of care. A corresponding significant improvement in the documentation of risk factors for type 2 diabetes and provision of diet and physical activity counselling was observed. AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING : Geen opsomming beskikbaar. 2018-02-13T07:33:13Z 2018-04-09T06:54:25Z 2018-02-13T07:33:13Z 2018-04-09T06:54:25Z 2018-03 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/103376 en_ZA Stellenbosch University iii, 21 pages ; illustrations, includes annexures application/pdf Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University |
| spellingShingle | Diabetics -- Medical care -- Oshikoto (Namibia) Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Onandjokwe State Hospital -- Oshikoto (Namibia) UCTD Kenga, Louis Dikolela Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| title | Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| title_full | Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| title_fullStr | Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| title_short | Improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital, Oshikoto Region, Namibia |
| title_sort | improving the quality of care for patients at increased risk for type 2 diabetes at onandjokwe intermediate hospital oshikoto region namibia |
| topic | Diabetics -- Medical care -- Oshikoto (Namibia) Non-insulin-dependent diabetes Onandjokwe State Hospital -- Oshikoto (Namibia) UCTD |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/103376 |
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