In order to achieve the targets of the St. Vincent Declaration, a case control study has been designed to identify and quantify risk factors for the development of some of the major complications of diabetes mellitus. The study aims at measuring the impact on personal, clinical (with a special emphasis on co-morbidity), self-care, social, economic and health care risk factors on the progression of diabetic retinopathy (proliferative retinopathy and blindness), nephropathy (end-stage renal failure and dialytic treatment) and major complications of the lower extremities (critical Limb ischemia, amputation). Various organizational and structural settings (diabetic clinics, general practitioners, hospital departments) will be involved. Patients will be interviewed to assess socio-economical status, accessibility to health care systems, health habits and the patients' practices, education and attitudes. Forty-five clinicians, operating within a broad spectrum of organizational settings, and 70 general practitioners have agreed to take part in the study, which started in October 1993. The cooperation of such a large number of centers will allow an accrual of 2400 cases and 2400 controls within a 6-month-period.
A case-control study on the risk factors for the development of some long term diabetic complications: design and feasibility
Carinci F;
1993-01-01
Abstract
In order to achieve the targets of the St. Vincent Declaration, a case control study has been designed to identify and quantify risk factors for the development of some of the major complications of diabetes mellitus. The study aims at measuring the impact on personal, clinical (with a special emphasis on co-morbidity), self-care, social, economic and health care risk factors on the progression of diabetic retinopathy (proliferative retinopathy and blindness), nephropathy (end-stage renal failure and dialytic treatment) and major complications of the lower extremities (critical Limb ischemia, amputation). Various organizational and structural settings (diabetic clinics, general practitioners, hospital departments) will be involved. Patients will be interviewed to assess socio-economical status, accessibility to health care systems, health habits and the patients' practices, education and attitudes. Forty-five clinicians, operating within a broad spectrum of organizational settings, and 70 general practitioners have agreed to take part in the study, which started in October 1993. The cooperation of such a large number of centers will allow an accrual of 2400 cases and 2400 controls within a 6-month-period.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
