Relational coordination amongst health professionals involved in insulin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in general practice: An exploratory survey

JA Manski-Nankervis; I Blackberry; D Young; D O'Neal; E Patterson; J Furler

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Relational coordination amongst health professionals involved in insulin initiation for people with type 2 diabetes in general practice: An exploratory survey

JA Manski-Nankervis, I Blackberry, D Young, D O'Neal, E Patterson, J Furler

BMC Health Services Research | BMC | Published : 2014

DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0515-3

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Abstract

Background: The majority of people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) receive their care in general practice and will eventually require initiation of insulin as part of their management. However, this is often delayed and frequently involves referral to specialists. If insulin initiation is to become more frequent and routine within general practice, coordination of care with specialist services may be required. Relational coordination (RC) provides a framework to explore this. The aim of this study was to explore RC between specialist physicians, specialist diabetes nurses (DNEs), generalist physicians in primary care (GPs) and generalist nurses (practice nurses (PNs)) and to explore the associati..

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Jo-Anne Manski-Nankervis Author

Doris Young Author

David O'Neal Author

John Furler Author

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Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the Chris Silagy Research Scholarship, RACGP Research Foundation. JMN received support from the Gordon P Castles Scholarship and an NHMRC Postgraduate Scholarship at the University of Melbourne. This study forms one component of a larger PhD project. The assistance of professional groups in distribution of the survey and the response of health professionals that participated in the study is much appreciated. We would also like to acknowledge the constructive feedback provided by the reviewer of this work.