Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia
Aims: To map health practitioners' experiences and describe knowledge regarding screening and management of Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) in Far North Queensland, Australia.Methods: Mixed methods including a cross-sectional survey (101 respondents) and 8 focus groups with 61 health practitioners....
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Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia |
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Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia |
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Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia |
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Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia |
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Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, Australia |
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improving models of care for diabetes in pregnancy: experience of current practice in far north queensland, australia |
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Aims: To map health practitioners' experiences and describe knowledge regarding screening and management of Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) in Far North Queensland, Australia.Methods: Mixed methods including a cross-sectional survey (101 respondents) and 8 focus groups with 61 health practitioners. All participants provided clinical care for women with DIP.Results: A wide range of healthcare professionals participated; 96% worked with Indigenous women, and 63% were from regional or remote work settings. Universal screening for gestational diabetes at 24–28 weeks gestation was reported as routine with 87% using a 75 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Early screening for DIP was reported by 61% although there was large variation in screening methods and who should be screened <24 weeks. Health practitioners were confident providing lifestyle advice (88%), dietary, and blood glucose monitoring education (67%, 81%) but only 50% were confident giving insulin education. Electronic medical records were used by 80% but 55% also used paper records. Dissatisfaction with information from hospitals was reported by 40%. In the focus groups improving communication and information technology systems were identified as key areas. Other barriers described were difficulties in care coordination and access for remote women.Conclusions: Communication, information technology systems, coordination of care, and education for health professionals are key areas that will be addressed by a complex health systems intervention being undertaken by the DIP Partnership in North Queensland. |
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doaj-9743620933804bdea6ad3c2894e368bb2020-11-25T01:07:25ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652019-07-01710.3389/fpubh.2019.00192412924Improving Models of Care for Diabetes in Pregnancy: Experience of Current Practice in Far North Queensland, AustraliaAnna McLean0Anna McLean1Renae Kirkham2Sandra Campbell3Cherie Whitbread4Cherie Whitbread5Jennifer Barrett6Christine Connors7Jacqueline Boyle8Jacqueline Boyle9Alex Brown10Alex Brown11Jacqueline Mein12Mark Wenitong13H. David McIntyre14Federica Barzi15Jeremy Oats16Ashim Sinha17Louise Maple-Brown18Louise Maple-Brown19Cairns Hospital, North Cairns, QLD, AustraliaWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, University Drive North, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, University Drive North, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaDepartment of Health, Central Queensland University, Cairns, QLD, AustraliaWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, University Drive North, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaRoyal Darwin Hospital, Tiwi, NT, AustraliaApunipima Cape York Health Council, Bungalow, QLD, AustraliaTop End Health Service, Northern Territory Department of Health, Darwin City, NT, AustraliaWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, University Drive North, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaMonash Centre for Health Research and Implementation, School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, AustraliaPopulation Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaSouth Australian Health and Medical Research Institute, Adelaide, SA, Australia0Wuchopperen Health Service, Cairns, QLD, AustraliaApunipima Cape York Health Council, Bungalow, QLD, Australia1Mater Medical Research Institute, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, QLD, AustraliaWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, University Drive North, Casuarina, NT, Australia2Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne, Carlton, VIC, AustraliaCairns Hospital, North Cairns, QLD, AustraliaWellbeing and Preventable Chronic Disease Division, Menzies School of Health Research, University Drive North, Casuarina, NT, AustraliaRoyal Darwin Hospital, Tiwi, NT, AustraliaAims: To map health practitioners' experiences and describe knowledge regarding screening and management of Diabetes in Pregnancy (DIP) in Far North Queensland, Australia.Methods: Mixed methods including a cross-sectional survey (101 respondents) and 8 focus groups with 61 health practitioners. All participants provided clinical care for women with DIP.Results: A wide range of healthcare professionals participated; 96% worked with Indigenous women, and 63% were from regional or remote work settings. Universal screening for gestational diabetes at 24–28 weeks gestation was reported as routine with 87% using a 75 g Oral Glucose Tolerance Test. Early screening for DIP was reported by 61% although there was large variation in screening methods and who should be screened <24 weeks. Health practitioners were confident providing lifestyle advice (88%), dietary, and blood glucose monitoring education (67%, 81%) but only 50% were confident giving insulin education. Electronic medical records were used by 80% but 55% also used paper records. Dissatisfaction with information from hospitals was reported by 40%. In the focus groups improving communication and information technology systems were identified as key areas. Other barriers described were difficulties in care coordination and access for remote women.Conclusions: Communication, information technology systems, coordination of care, and education for health professionals are key areas that will be addressed by a complex health systems intervention being undertaken by the DIP Partnership in North Queensland.https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpubh.2019.00192/fullgestational diabetes–mellitusdiabetes in pregnancymodel of carescreening practicesdiabetes managementcare coordination |