TY - JOUR
T1 - Differences in quality of diabetes care between Jews and Arabs in Jerusalem
AU - Tirosh, Amit
AU - Calderon-Margalit, Ronit
AU - Mazar, Marianna
AU - Stern, Zvi
PY - 2008/1
Y1 - 2008/1
N2 - Aims. To evaluate whether differences exist in the quality of diabetes care delivered to the Arab and Jewish populations in Jerusalem. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in West Jerusalem's 4 major hospitals. Participants were patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 45 to 75 years of age, who were insured by Israel's largest health maintenance organization (HMO) and admitted to an emergency room (ER) between May and June 2004 for any medical cause. Hospital files were reviewed, patients were interviewed, and computerized data were retrieved from the HMO's database. Results. Arab patients received less nutritional counseling (odds ratio [OR] = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.24-0.85; P =.013), fewer recommendations about and less support in performing physical activities (OR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.24-0.74; P =.003), and less guidance in performing self foot examinations (OR = 0.55; 95% CI = 0.32-0.96; P =.035). Conclusions. Arab patients in Jerusalem receive lower quality diabetes care compared with Jewish residents. (Am J Med Qual 2008;23:60-65).
AB - Aims. To evaluate whether differences exist in the quality of diabetes care delivered to the Arab and Jewish populations in Jerusalem. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted in West Jerusalem's 4 major hospitals. Participants were patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus, 45 to 75 years of age, who were insured by Israel's largest health maintenance organization (HMO) and admitted to an emergency room (ER) between May and June 2004 for any medical cause. Hospital files were reviewed, patients were interviewed, and computerized data were retrieved from the HMO's database. Results. Arab patients received less nutritional counseling (odds ratio [OR] = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.24-0.85; P =.013), fewer recommendations about and less support in performing physical activities (OR = 0.42; 95% CI = 0.24-0.74; P =.003), and less guidance in performing self foot examinations (OR = 0.55; 95% CI = 0.32-0.96; P =.035). Conclusions. Arab patients in Jerusalem receive lower quality diabetes care compared with Jewish residents. (Am J Med Qual 2008;23:60-65).
KW - Arabs
KW - Diabetes
KW - Jews
KW - Quality
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U2 - 10.1177/1062860607307998
DO - 10.1177/1062860607307998
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C2 - 18187592
AN - SCOPUS:37649005512
SN - 1062-8606
VL - 23
SP - 60
EP - 65
JO - American Journal of Medical Quality
JF - American Journal of Medical Quality
IS - 1
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