Integrating point-of-care diabetes detection with lifestyle counselling in community settings: outcomes from Western Sydney, Australia
The study demonstrates a significant prevalence of pre-diabetes and diabetes in the community, similar to findings from larger-scale hospital and general practice studies. Point-of-care testing combined with personalized education effectively motivated participants toward healthier lifestyle choices and medical consultations. The paper discusses the scalability of this approach for broader population.
Authors
- Rajini Jayaballa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9078-6806)
- Sian Bramwell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0363-4979)
- Sumathy Ravi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1097-0671)
- M. Scott (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6187-5570)
- Helen Dick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1463-2311)
- Gideon Meyerowitz‐Katz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1156-9345)
- Jaybee Serrano
- Aruni Ratnayake
- Glen Maberly
- Janine Dawson
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- University of Wollongong (AU)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- South Western Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- Macquarie University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-024-11335-y
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Diabetes Management and Education
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.72
Funders
- Western Sydney Local Health District
- Novo Nordisk