Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Australasia: An online survey of model of care, workforce and outcomes

Martin de Bock; Timothy W. Jones; Jan Fairchild; Fran Mouat; Craig Jefferies

doi:10.1111/jpc.14122

Children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes in Australasia: An online survey of model of care, workforce and outcomes

Martin de Bock, Timothy W. Jones, Jan Fairchild, Fran Mouat, Craig Jefferies

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Aim To survey the model of care and workforce that manages children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) in Australasia along with glycaemic outcomes. Methods Tertiary and regional paediatric clinics in Australia and New Zealand (NZ) caring for children and adolescents with diabetes were invited to complete an online survey assessing health-care professional (HCP) workforce numbers and available clinical data for the 2016 calendar year. Results A total of 38 sites responded - 25 Australian (10 tertiary, 15 regional), 13 NZ (4 tertiary, 8 regional) - representing 9715 children with T1D. HCP resourcing varied across sites, with overall HCP/100 patient ratios of: doctors: 0.36 (0.08-1.07), nurses: 0.72 (0-1.8), dieticians: 0.19 (0-0.49) and psychologist/social workers: 0.13 (0-0.36). Overall, 39% of patients used insulin pump therapy (CSII) (29.5% NZ, 40.8% Australia). Databases were being used locally by 26 sites. Thirty-two sites reported the mean clinic HbA1c, mean HbA1c 66 mmol/mol (8.2%) (NZ = 69 mmol/mol (8.5%), Australia = 66 mmol/mol (8.2%)), with 29% of patients attaining the recommended HbA1c target of

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	82-86
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health
Volume	55
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.14122
Publication status	Published - Jan 2019

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