Effects of Shared Medical Appointments for Diabetic Patients in Taiwan

NCT06032429 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: B10703021
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 70
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This quasi-experimental study is done to investigate the effect of Shared Medical Appointments (SMA) program for the diabetic patients in Taiwan. The relevant corresponding effects were determined via the generalized estimating equation (GEE) model.

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Keywords

Diabete Mellitus; Taiwan; effect

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• the self-management level assessed by the self-developed scale

  up to six months

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• the self-care level assessed by the self-developed scale

  up to six months

Study Arms (2)

Shared Medical Appointments

EXPERIMENTAL

This strategy is conducted by groups of patients meeting over time for comprehensive care, usually involving a practitioner with prescribing privileges, for a defining chronic condition or health care state. Meanwhile, this model often use educational and/or self-management enhancement strategies, paired with medication management, in an effort to achieve improved disease outcomes.

Other: Shared Medical Appointments

Standard care

NO INTERVENTION

Routine health education without more advanced illustration

Interventions

Shared Medical Appointments OTHER

SMA is a subset of such clinics and are defined by groups of patients meeting over time for comprehensive care for a defining chronic condition or health care state, which involved both a person trained or skilled in delivering patient education or facilitating patient interaction.

Also known as: Standard care

Shared Medical Appointments

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 45 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• being at least 20 years old at the time of recruitment,
• having no cognitive impairment and severe complications,
• being able to express opinions in either Mandarin or Taiwanese, and
• having a diagnosis of DM.

You may not qualify if:

• being unwillingness to participant this work
• Attending the similar health education program in the past

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Dalin Tzu Chi General Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Pin-Fan Chen

Chiayi City, Chiayi, 62247, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus

Interventions

Shared Medical Appointments; Standard of Care

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Glucose Metabolism Disorders; Metabolic Diseases; Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases; Endocrine System Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Patient Care; Therapeutics; Appointments and Schedules; Organization and Administration; Health Services Administration; Practice Management, Medical; Practice Management; Professional Practice; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation

Study Officials

• Pin-Fan Chen

  Dalin Tzuchi Hospital, The Buddhist Tzuchi Medical Foundation

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 23, 2021
• First Posted: September 13, 2023
• Study Start: February 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2020
• Last Updated: September 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-09

Locations

TW (1)