Evaluation of Quality of Care - Shared-Care Programme, HA (QoC SCP)

November 2, 2017 updated by: Professor Cindy L.K. Lam, The University of Hong Kong

Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension (HT) are major causes of morbidity and among the top 10 causes of deaths in Hong Kong in 2008 (Department of Health 2009). The Hospital Authority (HA) has initiated service improvement through introducing the shared-care (SC) programme to improve the quality of care (QOC) for DM and HT patients. The evaluation on the QOC is an essential part of the programme in order to inform future policy. The Family Medicine Unit (FMU) of the University of Hong Kong (HKU) has been appointed by the HA to carry out the evaluation of the QOC of the programme.

The Action Learning and Audit Spiral methodologies to measure whether the target standard of care intended by the SC programme is achieved. Each SC participating clinic and private medical practitioner (PMP) will be invited to complete a structured evaluation questionnaire. The data of all patients who have enrolled into the programme will be included in the evaluation on the process and outcomes of care. A hundred and thirty participants will be followed up by telephone to evaluate the effect of the programme in quality of life (QOL), patient enablement, and global rating of change in health condition at baseline and 6 months after enrolment. Data on the process of care will be retrieved from the HA medical records.

Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcomes are the proportion of participants who received the criterion process of care and achieved a HbA1c level <7.5%.

Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics on proportions of clinics or subjects meeting the quality of care criteria will be calculated. The outcomes of SC patients will be compared at 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months by paired sample t-test. The outcomes between SC patients and control group will be compared by independent sample t-test or Chi-square test.

Hypothesis: The QOC of the SC programme will be determined. Areas of deficiency and possible areas for quality enhancement will be identified. The results of this study will provide empirical evidence on whether the HA's SC programme can achieve equivalent QOC as the usual HA care for diabetes mellitus (DM) patients. The information will be used to guide service planning and policy decision making.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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620

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • Hong Kong
    • Hksar
      • Hong Kong, Hksar, Hong Kong
        • The University of Hong Kong

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients with diabetes mellitus who have received care at the specialist outpatient clinic (SOPC) for at least 2 years, stratified to be of low risk and have normal renal function as defined by the plasma creatinine level would be offered the option of being followed up by a private medical practitioner (PMP) in primary care with a financial subsidy and continuing support from the original SOPC. Each patient in the SC programme will receive an annual assessment and complication screening at the SOPC. The programme encourages long-term patient-doctor relationships in order to develop continuous and holistic care for CD patients. Patients will be excluded if they are stratified to be at high cardiovascular risk or are suffering end stage renal failure, on dialysis or after transplantation, or on insulin, or do not give consent to be transferred.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients with diabetes mellitus who have received care at the specialist outpatient clinic (SOPC)for at least 2 years, stratified to be of low risk and have normal renal function as defined by the plasma creatinine level.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients will be excluded if they are stratified to be at high cardiovascular risk or are suffering end stage renal failure, on dialysis or after transplantation, or on insulin, or do not give consent to be transferred.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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DM subjects in Hong Kong

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Change of the proportion of clinics that have satisfied each of the structure criteria.
Time Frame: December, 2010; December, 2011; December, 2012; December, 2013; December, 2014
December, 2010; December, 2011; December, 2012; December, 2013; December, 2014
Change of the proportion of patients who have received with the SC criterion process of care.
Time Frame: June, 2011; December, 2011; December, 2012; December, 2013; December, 2014
June, 2011; December, 2011; December, 2012; December, 2013; December, 2014
Change of the proportion of patients who have achieved a HbA1c <7.5%.
Time Frame: June, 2011; December, 2011; December, 2012; December, 2013; December, 2014
June, 2011; December, 2011; December, 2012; December, 2013; December, 2014

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
Time Frame: Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Blood pressure (BP)
Time Frame: Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Body mass index (BMI)
Time Frame: Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Cardiovascular complications
Time Frame: Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Baseline, 6, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Patient reported outcomes (PRO) measured by the change in Short Form-12 version 2 (SF-12v2) scores at 6 months.
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months after the first administration of questionnaire.
Baseline and 6 months after the first administration of questionnaire.
Patient reported outcomes (PRO) measured by the change in the Patient Enablement Instrument (PEI) scores at 6 months.
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months after the first administration of questionnaire.
Baseline and 6 months after the first administration of questionnaire.
Patient reported outcomes (PRO) measured by the change in the Global Rating Scale (GRS) at 6 months.
Time Frame: Baseline and 6 months after the first administration of questionnaire.
Baseline and 6 months after the first administration of questionnaire.
Service utilization outcomes measured by General Outpatient Clinics (GOPC) attendance rates at baseline and 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Time Frame: Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment
Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment
Service utilization outcomes measured by specialist outpatient clinic (SOPC) attendance rates at baseline and 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Time Frame: Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment
Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment
Service utilization outcomes measured by accident & emergency (A&E) attendance rates at baseline and 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Time Frame: Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment
Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment
Service utilization outcomes measured by hospital attendance rates at baseline and 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment.
Time Frame: Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment
Baseline, 12, 24, 36 and 48 months after enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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The University of Hong Kong

Collaborators

Collaborators

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Hospital Authority, Hong Kong

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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September 1, 2010

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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September 1, 2015

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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September 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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October 24, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 2, 2017

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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November 7, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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November 7, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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November 2, 2017

Last Verified

Last Verified

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November 1, 2017

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Other Study ID Numbers

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  • HKCTR-1185

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