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The clinician factor: Personality characteristics of clinicians and their impact upon clinical outcomes in the management of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.

Fergus J CameronEllyn RussellJulia McCombeMichele A O'ConnellTimothy Charles Skinner
Published in: Pediatric diabetes (2018)
There was a significant variation in metabolic outcomes between treating clinicians. After controlling for patient clinical differences, clinician mean HbA1c was associated with lower limit in target HbA1c and being "less agreeable." Clinicians who were more demanding and dogmatic appeared to have better outcomes.
Keyphrases
  • palliative care
  • case report
  • metabolic syndrome
  • skeletal muscle
  • insulin resistance
  • glycemic control