Key result
Protocol-led primary care screening detects ~59% of type 2 diabetes patients while still asymptomatic.
Cross-Sectional (n=154)
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Little is known about the impact of case-finding and protocol-driven screening at a practice level on the increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes. This cross-sectional study investigated the diagnostic process in 154 patients with diabetes in a single practice with protocol-led screening for diabetes. A large proportion (87%) were diagnosed in primary care and of the 116 (86.6%) patients with type 2 diabetes the majority (58.6%) were also asymptomatic at the time of diagnosis. The commonest reason for screening was the presence of hypertension.
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Evans et al. (2003) conducted a cross-sectional in diabetes (n=154). Protocol-led screening was evaluated on Diagnostic process of diabetes (proportion diagnosed in primary care and asymptomatic at diagnosis). In a primary care practice with protocol-led screening, 87% of diabetes cases were diagnosed in primary care and 58.6% of type 2 diabetes patients were asymptomatic at diagnosis.
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