Concordance of self-reporting of diabetes compared with medical records: A comparative study using polyclinic data in Singapore

CONCLUSION: Diabetes concordance was substantial, supporting the use of self-report of diabetes by patients with chronic diseases in the primary care setting for future research. Pre-diabetes concordance was fair and may have important clinical implications. Further studies to explore and improve health literacy and patient-physician communication are needed.PMID:36880817 | DOI:10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.2022246

Source: Ann Acad Med Singapo... - March 7, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Khai Wei Tan Jeremy Kaiwei Lew Poay Sian Sabrina Lee Sin Kee Ong Hui Li Koh Doris Yee Ling Young Eng Sing Lee Source Type: research