Isr Med Assoc J
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Improving combined diabetes outcomes by adding a simple patient intervention to physician feedback: a cluster randomized trial.
Research on synergistic effects of patient targeted interventions combined with physician-targeted interventions has been limited. ⋯ Compared to physician-feedback alone, a dual intervention combining a patient letter with physician feedback produced modest improvements in glycemic, lipid and blood pressure control individually, but substantial improvement in a combined measure of these three outcomes together. Using composite outcomes may detect meaningful improvements in the management of complex chronic disease.