Higher patient assessed quality of chronic care is associated with lower diabetes distress among adults with early-onset type 2 diabetes: Cross-sectional survey results from the Danish DD2-study

The increasing number of high-risk younger adults with type 2 diabetes poses a significant challenge for health care systems worldwide [1]. Adults with early-onset (age approximately 20 –45 years) type 2 diabetes are characterised by higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors [2–4] and worse psychosocial outcomes [5,6] than older people with type 2 diabetes. This underlines the need for high quality and lifelong chronic care in this group. However, recent studies have fou nd low screening [7] and inadequate treatment of risk factors [8], as well as insufficient adherence to medication [9] and to eye screening [10] in adults with early onset type 2 diabetes.
Source: Primary Care Diabetes - Category: Primary Care Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research