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CCDC Study Reveals a simple Multi-Component Diabetes Care Improves Long-Term Outcomes in South Asian Patients

Jul 26, 2024

New Delhi [India], July 26: A new study by Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in South Asia (CARRS) has demonstrated significant long-term benefits of a multicomponent quality improvement (QI) strategy, comprising of task sharing, and clinical decision support software (CDSS) with electronic health records, in managing type 2 diabetes in India and Pakistan. The study, published in the prestigious journal PLOS Medicine, highlights the sustained impact of QI interventions on diabetes care and associated complications over a median follow-up period of 6.5 years. With diabetes accounting for one in seven deaths in South Asia, the study provides unique insights into the sustainability of QI strategies in achieving diabetes care goals in low- and middle-income (LMICs) and the effects of these improvements on reducing vascular complications and diabetes-related deaths.