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Clinic attendance and health outcomes of youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus

  • Elizabeth Rose Pulgarón EMAIL logo , Jennifer Hernandez , Heather Dehaan , Anna Maria Patiño-Fernandez , Adriana Carrillo , Janine Sanchez and Alan M. Delamater
Published/Copyright: August 20, 2014

Abstract

This study assessed whether clinic attendance was related to health outcomes for youth with type 2 diabetes mellitus (type 2 DM). Medical records of pediatric patients with type 2 DM were retrospectively reviewed. Clinic attendance was much more infrequent than recommended by physicians, and 42% of the sample withdrew from medical care. Patients who had a history of not showing during appointments had higher HbA1c levels than those who attended regularly scheduled visits; however, contrary to our hypotheses, average number of clinic visits was not associated with HbA1c levels or zBMI. Given the increased risk for health complications, new strategies are needed to keep patients engaged with medical care.


Corresponding author: Elizabeth Rose Pulgarón, PhD, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Clinical Psychology, P.O. Box 016820 (D-820), University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL 33101, USA, Phone: +605-243-6857, Fax: +305-243-4512, E-mail:

Acknowledgments

We would like to thank the Pediatric Health Behavior Research Team for their assistance with chart reviews and data collection, especially Erica Barrios.

Declaration of competing interests: Nothing to declare.

Funding: This research was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (R34 DK066247 and T32 HD07510).

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Received: 2014-4-10
Accepted: 2014-5-13
Published Online: 2014-8-20
Published in Print: 2015-8-1

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