Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study

There is little evidence for a structured approach in diabetes management. This research developed and evaluated the effectiveness of a diabetes tool for pharmacists. The Simpler™ tool contains evidence based indicators, was construct validated by experts from Australia and Malaysia, piloted in bo...

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Main Author: Ayadurai, Shamala
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66686
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description There is little evidence for a structured approach in diabetes management. This research developed and evaluated the effectiveness of a diabetes tool for pharmacists. The Simpler™ tool contains evidence based indicators, was construct validated by experts from Australia and Malaysia, piloted in both countries and consequently refined based on pharmacists’ feedback. A randomised controlled trial utilising the tool improved patients’ clinical and quality of life outcomes. The Simpler™ tool facilitated provision of quality diabetes care.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-666862021-04-09T06:24:41Z Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study Ayadurai, Shamala There is little evidence for a structured approach in diabetes management. This research developed and evaluated the effectiveness of a diabetes tool for pharmacists. The Simpler™ tool contains evidence based indicators, was construct validated by experts from Australia and Malaysia, piloted in both countries and consequently refined based on pharmacists’ feedback. A randomised controlled trial utilising the tool improved patients’ clinical and quality of life outcomes. The Simpler™ tool facilitated provision of quality diabetes care. 2017 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66686 Curtin University fulltext
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Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study
title Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study
title_full Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study
title_fullStr Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study
title_full_unstemmed Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study
title_short Development and Evaluation of a Pharmacist Diabetes Management Tool: A Mixed Method Study
title_sort development and evaluation of a pharmacist diabetes management tool: a mixed method study
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/66686