Continued improvement of metabolic control in Swedish pediatric diabetes care

Background To prospectively investigate if the grand mean HbA1c and the differences in mean HbA1c between centers in Sweden could be reduced, thereby improving care delivered by pediatric diabetes teams. Methods We used an 18‐month quality improvement collaborative (QIC) together with the Swedish pe...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric diabetes 2018-02, Vol.19 (1), p.150-157
Hauptverfasser:	Samuelsson, Ulf, Åkesson, Karin, Peterson, Anette, Hanas, Ragnar, Hanberger, Lena
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescents Children Diabetes Diabetes mellitus diabetes mellitus type 1 Endocrinology and Diabetes Endokrinologi och diabetes hemoglobin A1c protein human Intelligence Pediatrics Quality control quality of health care
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Zusammenfassung:	Background To prospectively investigate if the grand mean HbA1c and the differences in mean HbA1c between centers in Sweden could be reduced, thereby improving care delivered by pediatric diabetes teams. Methods We used an 18‐month quality improvement collaborative (QIC) together with the Swedish pediatric diabetes quality registry (SWEDIABKIDS). The first program (IQ‐1), started in April 2011 and the second (IQ‐2) in April 2012; together they encompassed 70% of Swedish children and adolescents with diabetes. Results The proportion of patients in IQ‐1 with a mean HbA1c
ISSN:	1399-543X 1399-5448 1399-5448
DOI:	10.1111/pedi.12467