Current Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Primary Care Clinics in Korea
10.3803/EnM.2019.34.3.282
- Author:
Da Hea SEO
1
;
Shinae KANG
;
Yong ho LEE
;
Jung Yoon HA
;
Jong Suk PARK
;
Byoung Wan LEE
;
Eun Seok KANG
;
Chul Woo AHN
;
Bong Soo CHA
Author Information
1. Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Inha University School of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus, type 2;
Diabetes complications;
Prevention and control;
Primary health care;
Tertiary care centers
- MeSH:
Blood Pressure;
Delivery of Health Care;
Diabetes Complications;
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2;
Diabetic Nephropathies;
Humans;
Korea;
Mass Screening;
Observational Study;
Physicians, Primary Care;
Primary Health Care;
Tertiary Care Centers
- From:Endocrinology and Metabolism
2019;34(3):282-290
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
BACKGROUND: This study investigated the overall status of diabetes control and screening for diabetic microvascular complications in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus attending primary care clinics in Korea. METHODS: In this cross-sectional observational study, 191 primary care clinics were randomly selected across Korea from 2015 to 2016. In total, 3,227 subjects were enrolled in the study. RESULTS: The patients followed at the primary care clinics were relatively young, with a mean age of 61.4±11.7 years, and had a relatively short duration of diabetes (mean duration, 7.6±6.5 years). Approximately 14% of subjects had diabetic microvascular complications. However, the patients treated at the primary care clinics had suboptimal control of hemoglobin A1c levels, blood pressure, and serum lipid levels, along with a metabolic target achievement rate of 5.9% according to the Korean Diabetes Association guidelines. The screening rates for diabetic nephropathy, retinopathy, and neuropathy within the past 12 months were 28.4%, 23.3%, and 13.3%, respectively. CONCLUSION: The overall status of diabetes management, including the frequency of screening for microvascular complications, was suboptimal in the primary care clinics. More efforts should be made and more resources need to be allocated for primary care physicians to promote adequate healthcare delivery, which would result in stricter diabetes control and improved management of diabetic complications.
