Point-of-care HbA1c testing in an urban primary care diabetes clinic in South Africa: a mixed methods feasibility study.
Jennifer A HirstKirsten BobrowAndrew J FarmerJennie MorganNaomi LevittPublished in: BMJ open (2021)
Our results suggest that 30% of patients may have received inappropriate medication or not received necessary additional medication if random blood glucose alone had been used in routine appointments. Clinicians valued having access to the HbA1c test result to help them make treatment decisions.
Keyphrases
- blood glucose
- primary care
- south africa
- glycemic control
- end stage renal disease
- type diabetes
- newly diagnosed
- healthcare
- ejection fraction
- cardiovascular disease
- chronic kidney disease
- clinical trial
- prognostic factors
- blood pressure
- adverse drug
- clinical practice
- emergency department
- adipose tissue
- patient reported outcomes
- randomized controlled trial
- general practice
- skeletal muscle
- hiv infected