Treatment targets in patients with type 2 diabetes set by primary care physicians from Central and Eastern Europe

Result code in IS VaVaI

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2013.877130" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2013.877130</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/13814788.2013.877130" target="_blank" >10.3109/13814788.2013.877130</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Treatment targets in patients with type 2 diabetes set by primary care physicians from Central and Eastern Europe

Original language description

Background: Primary care physicians have an important role in the care of patients with Type 2 diabetes but little is known about this issue in Central and Eastern European countries. Objectives: To investigate the treatment goals of patients with type 2diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM) set by primary care physicians in Central and Eastern European countries and illustrate inter-country variation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of primary care physicians randomly chosen in nine countries. A validated questionnaire was used. Physicians reported treatment goals for patients with type 2 DM. Results: A total of 44.1% of physicians, reported the acceptance of HbA1c < 6.5% (48 mmol/mol) as a treatment goal, whilst 40% chose lower levels (< 6.1%; 43 mmol/mol). In all countries, 62% of physicians set FPG at a level of < 6.0 mmol/l. Most respondents set low BP levels as a goal of therapy (47% of physicians in all countries: BP < 130/80 mmHg and 48% < 120/80 mmHg). A TC level < 4.5 mmol/l and a

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FE - Other fields of internal medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju

Publication year

2014

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

European Journal of General Practice

ISSN

1381-4788

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

20

Issue of the periodical within the volume

4

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

253-259

UT code for WoS article

000345237900003

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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