Quality of Diabetes Mellitus Care by Rural Primary Care Physicians

• Published in: The Journal of rural health Vol. 28; no. 4; pp. 364 - 371
• Main Authors: Tonks, Stephen A., Makwana, Sohil, Salanitro, Amanda H., Safford, Monika M., Houston, Thomas K., Allison, Jeroan J., Curry, William, Estrada, Carlos A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Malden, USA Blackwell Publishing Inc 01.09.2012; Wiley-Blackwell; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Biochemistry; Blood; Blood Glucose - analysis; Blood Pressure; British petroleum company limited; Correlation; Diabetes; Diabetes Mellitus - therapy; Diabetics; Diagnostic Tests; family medicine; Female; Geographic Regions; health disparities; Health Services; Humans; internal medicine; Lipoproteins, LDL - blood; Male; medical care; Medical service; Metabolism; Middle Aged; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Patients; Physicians; Physicians, Primary Care - standards; Physiology; Place of Residence; Primary care; Primary Health Care; quality; Quality Indicators, Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Quality of care; Quality of Health Care; Residence; Rural Areas; Rural communities; Rural health care; Rural Health Services - standards; Southeastern United States - epidemiology; Statistical Significance; Trend Analysis; United States; Southeastern United States

Purpose: To explore the relationship between degree of rurality and glucose (hemoglobin A1c), blood pressure (BP), and lipid (LDL) control among patients with diabetes. Methods: Descriptive study; 1,649 patients in 205 rural practices in the United States. Patients’ residence ZIP codes defined degre...