Quality of XXXX care at Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2006.

@entity1 @entity8 @entity101 @entity6
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to assess the current status of care provided by the @entity6 Center at Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A total of 260 @entity1 were randomly selected from the @entity6 @entity1 attending the @entity6 Center. Study tools comprised @entity1 ' data sheets and @entity1 ' interview questionnaire. RESULTS: Two-thirds of the @entity1 were aged 50 years or more. Half of @entity1 had had the disease for less than 10 years. Diet therapy alone was followed by 2.3% of @entity6 @entity1 . More than half of @entity1 (56.5%) were on insulin. Most of the @entity6 @entity1 were tested for HbA1c at least once per year (88.1%), and 71.5% had their lipid profile done at least once within two years. Low indicators included having a dilated eye examination (35.4%), assessment for @entity8 (28.8%), and having a well-documented foot examination (12.7%). Highest risk HbA1c level (>9.5%) was reached by 38.8% of @entity1 , 48.8% had a low-density lipoprotein level of <130 mg/dl, and 36.5% of @entity1 had controlled blood pressure ( <=130/80 mmHg). Most @entity1 were satisfied with their interaction with the treating doctor, 41.5% were satisfied with access to treatment. @entity101 was found to be the most frequent comorbidity (38.5%). CONCLUSION: The quality of services as regard to process and outcome are low at the @entity6 Center. The overall @entity6 @entity1 ' satisfaction was high, whereas their satisfaction was low as regards to access to treatment or health professionals.
