Opportunistic screening for type 2 diabetes (T2D) has not been adopted as part of routine practice. The aim of the study was to investigate the yield of opportunistic target screening for T2D in Croatia and to evaluate the process of screening by using data from electronic medical record.We conducted opportunistic screening in 23 general practitioners (GPs) in a population of 13,344 patients aged 45-70 years.First, after excluding patients with T2D, patients with risk factors for T2D were derived from the electronic medical record and GP's assessment during the preconsultation phase. Second, those with data about normoglycemia in past three years were excluded. Remaining patients started the consultation phase during their usual visit, when they were offered capillary fasting plasma glucose testing in the next consultation.Prevalence of T2D was 10.9
作者:M, Vrca Botica;L, Carkaxhiu;J, Kern;I, Pavli? Renar;I, Botica;I, Zeli?;D, Iliev;A, Vrca
来源:Public health 2017 年 145卷