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AUSDRISK - application in general practice.

Kam Cheong Wong¹, Anthony M Brown, Stephen C H Li

¹Beyond Medical Education, University of Sydney, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia. kam.wong@sydney.edu.au

Australian Family Physician

|July 12, 2011

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The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool (AUSDRISK) application is low among general practitioners, despite many patients scoring high for Type 2 diabetes risk. This highlights a gap in preventative care.

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Background:

The Australian Type 2 Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool (AUSDRISK) was promoted for use starting in July 2008.
This study investigated the adoption and effectiveness of AUSDRISK in Central West New South Wales.

Purpose of the Study:

To assess the awareness and application rates of AUSDRISK among general practitioners (GPs) and registrars.
To determine the prevalence of high Type 2 diabetes risk scores in a primary care population.

Main Methods:

A two-stage study was conducted between June and December 2010.
Stage one surveyed doctors on AUSDRISK awareness and usage.
Stage two involved doctors screening eligible patients (aged 25-74, no prior diabetes diagnosis) using AUSDRISK and blood tests.

Main Results:

A 45.1% response rate was achieved from 78 doctors.
Awareness of AUSDRISK was higher among registrars (68.2%) than GPs (23.2%).
Only 14.1% of surveyed doctors regularly applied AUSDRISK, while 39.1% of 151 screened patients had high risk scores (≥15).

Conclusions:

Two years post-launch, AUSDRISK adoption in general practice remains low.
A significant proportion of the studied patient population exhibited high scores on the AUSDRISK, indicating a substantial undiagnosed risk for Type 2 diabetes.