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Adoption of the ADA/EASD guidelines in 10 Eastern and Southern European countries: Physician survey and good clinical practice recommendations from an international expert panel

Authors :
Aleš Linhart
Martin Haluzik
Zdravko Kamenov
Andrej Janez
Aleksandra Nocoń
Maciej Banach
Dimitri P. Mikhailidis
João Filipe Raposo
Nikolaos Papanas
Anca Pantea Stoian
Manfredi Rizzo
Dan Gaita
José Silva Nunes
Nebojsa Lalic
Péter Kempler
Banach, Maciej
Gaita, Dan
Haluzik, Martin
Janez, Andrej
Kamenov, Zdravko
Kempler, Peter
Lalic, Nebojsa
Linhart, Ale
Mikhailidis, Dimitri P
Nocoń, Aleksandra
Silva Nunes, Jose
Papanas, Nikolao
Raposo, Joao Filipe
Rizzo, Manfredi
Pantea Stoian, Anca
Source :
Diabetes research and clinical practice. 172
Publication Year :
2020

Abstract

Aims: Evidence from cardiovascular outcomes trials (CVOTs) of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors was reflected in the most recent guidelines from the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD). The aim of the present study was to assess the adoption of the ADA/EASD guidelines in a convenience sample of physicians from Eastern and Southern Europe, the barriers to the implementation of these guidelines and the measures needed to facilitate their implementation. Methods: Attendees at two international diabetes conferences could volunteer to respond to a fully anonymous survey. Responses were analysed descriptively and a panel of experts from around the region was consulted to interpret the survey results. Results: Responses (n = 96) from 10 countries were analysed. Most participants (63.4%) considered the ADA/EASD guidelines fundamental to their practice. All respondents saw the value of the CVOT-based ADA/EASD recommendations and 77-80% generally implemented them. Measures suggested to improve adherence to the ADA/EASD guidelines included aligning reimbursement policy with the guidelines (54.4%), publishing guidelines in a simple and concise form (42.4%) and translating guidelines into local languages (33.3%). Conclusions: Aligning reimbursement with recent evidence and providing short summaries of the ADA/EASD guidelines in local languages could facilitate physician adherence.(c) 2020 The Author. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Details

ISSN :
18728227
Volume :
172
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Diabetes research and clinical practice
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....dd180bb91eb2755a5c288c1e42b07585