Practices | Structured Care | Care-As-Usual |
---|---|---|
N | 31 | 11 |
   Single, n (%) | 15 (48.4) | 5 (45.5) |
   Duo, n (%) | 8 (25.8) | 5 (45.5) |
   Group, n (%) | 8 (25.8) | 1 (9.1) |
Practice nurse employed in practice (%) | 64.5 | 63.6 |
Patients per practitioner, mean (sd) | 2161 (730) | 1872.5 (603) |
Diabetes patients per practitioner, mean (sd) | 78 (37.3) | 53.9 (30.3) |
Patients treated by internist, mean % (sd) | 11.0 (8.4) | 11.2 (4.9) |
Patients | Â | Â |
N | 301 | 102 |
Age, years, mean (sd) | 65.0 (11.2) | 66.9 (9.0) |
Male, % (N) | 51.5 (155) | 50.0 (51) |
Duration of diabetes (years) | 6.2* (6.3) | 9.9* (8.2) |
Insulin therapy, % (N) | 10.5* (31) | 38.2* (39) |
Diabetes related complications | Â | Â |
   Cardiovascular % (N) | 15.8* (42) | 29.9* (26) |
   Eye % (N) | 19.4 (54) | 19.3 (17) |
   Foot % (N) | 13.5 (37) | 11.5 (10) |
   Renal % (N) | 4.5 (12) | 3.5 (3) |
   Neuropathic % (N) | 5.2 (14) | 4.5 (4) |
Country of origin the Netherlands % (N) | 95.7 (288) | 95.1 (97) |