The Current Status and Influencing Factors of Clinical Inertia in Type 2 Diabetes Patients in Community

Background Although type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) cannot be completely cured, however, there is a consensus that timely community management of T2DM patients following guidelines can lead to good glycemic control. However, blood glucose of the patients is chronically suboptimal due to T2DM-related clinical inertia. It is crucial for improving the effectiveness of diabetes control to determine the current status and influencing factors of clinical inertia in T2DM patients in community, but there is limited literature on this topic. Objective To investigate current status and influencing factors of clinical inertia during health management in T2DM patients in community. Methods From January to December 2020, T2DM patients receiving health management services from the national basic public health services in Qingjiangpu and Huaian Districts, Huaian City, Jiangsu Province, were recruited using cluster random sampling method to perform face-to-face questionnaire survey, physical examination, and laboratory tests