Management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care

McDowell, Joan Rachel Somerville (2014) Management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care. PhD thesis, University of Glasgow.

Abstract

Background:
The incidence and prevalence of diabetes mellitus (diabetes) is increasing globally. The majority of people have type 2 diabetes, initially managed by lifestyle changes and the gradual introduction of oral, followed by subcutaneous, medications. Due to the increasing numbers of people with type 2 diabetes, different models of care management have been utilised within the United Kingdom. One Health Board within Scotland received funding to undertake a service redesign whereby the responsibility of care for people with type 2 diabetes was transferred from secondary care to primary care, with referral to specialist services based on clinical need.
Aim:
The aim of this thesis is to present the body of published work on an evaluation research study on the change in service delivery for people with type 2 diabetes. The published works have arisen from two funded research studies resulting in one peer reviewed report and five peer-reviewed papers published in international journals.

• Item Type: Thesis (PhD)
• Qualification Level: Doctoral
• Additional Information: Ph. D. thesis awarded by published work. The electronic version of this thesis has been edited and some or all third party copyright material removed.
• Subjects: R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine; R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
• Colleges/Schools: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health
• Supervisor's Name: Petrie, Prof. John
• Date of Award: 2014
• Depositing User: Mrs Marie Cairney
• Unique ID: glathesis:2014-5139
• Copyright: Copyright of this thesis is held by the author.
• Date Deposited: 30 Apr 2014 09:29
• Last Modified: 18 May 2022 11:03
• URI: https://theses.gla.ac.uk/id/eprint/5139