Table 3 Frequency of interventions to improve glycaemic control.
Educating patients on lifestyle | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Always | Almost Always | Often | Not very often | Rarely | No response | |
All respondents (82) | 9 (11%) | 27 (33%) | 22 (27%) | 18 (22%) | 6 (7%) | 0 |
House Officers (n = 19) | 1 (5%) | 4 (21%) | 6 (32%) | 6 (32%) | 2 (11%) | 0 |
Senior House Officers(n = 48) | 5 (10%) | 17 (35%) | 14 (29%) | 8 (17%) | 4 (8%) | 0 |
Specialist Registrars (n = 11) | 1 (9%) | 6 (55%) | 1 (9%) | 3 (27%) | 0 | |
Others(n = 4) | 2(50%) | 0 | 1(25%) | 1(25%) | 0 | 0 |
Changing insulin doses/timing | ||||||
All respondents (82) | 6 (7%) | 12 (15%) | 20 (24%) | 31(38%) | 13 (16%) | 0 |
House Officers (n = 19) | 0 | 3 (16%) | 1 (5%) | 10 (53%) | 5 (26%) | 0 |
Senior House Officers(n = 48) | 5 (10%) | 5 (10%) | 15 (31%) | 16 (33%) | 7 (15%) | 0 |
Specialist Registrars (n = 11) | 1 (9%) | 3 (27%) | 2 (18%) | 4 (36%) | 1 (9%) | 0 |
Others(n = 4) | 0 | 1(25%) | 2(50%) | 1(25%) | 0 | 0 |
Changing insulin type and or device | ||||||
All respondents (82) | 1(1%) | 4(5%) | 4(5%) | 30(37%) | 43(52%) | 0 |
House Officers (n = 19) | 0 | 1 (5%) | 0 | 7 (37%) | 11 (58%) | 0 |
Senior House Officers(n = 48) | 0 | 2 (4%) | 3 (6%) | 17 (35%) | 26 (54%) | 0 |
Specialist Registrars (n = 11) | 1 (9%) | 1 (9%) | 1 (9%) | 4 (36%) | 4 (36%) | 0 |
Others(n = 4) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(50%) | 22(50%) | 0 |
Commencing/changing tablets | ||||||
All respondents (82) | 1(1%) | 17(20%) | 20 (24%) | 31(39%) | 12 (15%) | 1(1%) |
House Officers (n = 19) | 0 | 3 (16%) | 4 (21%) | 6 (32%) | 6 (32%) | 0 |
Senior House Officers(n = 48) | 0 | 11 (23%) | 12 (25%) | 20 (42%) | 4 (8%) | 1 (2%) |
Specialist Registrars (n = 11) | 1 (9%) | 2 (18%) | 3 (27%) | 4 (36%) | 1 (9%) | 0 |
Others(n = 4) | 0 | 1(25%) | 1(25%) | 1(25%) | 1(25%) | 0 |