The Referral System between Primary and Secondary Health Care in Saudi Arabia for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Lenon, George Binh
Alhaiti, Ali Hassan
Senitan, Mohammed
Gillespie, James
Alotaibi, Badar Faiz
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-29
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
In Saudi Arabia, the mortality of diabetes is currently reported at 6%.
A well-administered referral system is crucial in aiding the management of this disease.
Method.
A single reviewer employed a systematic approach to searching the literature databases with regard to the question: what are the attributes of referral systems in Saudi Arabia for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)? The results were analysed in order to provide recommendations to improve the Saudi health system.
Results.
Twelve primary studies were identified from a systematic search.
Overall, the 12 studies did not clearly mention any of the factors of a good referral system.
The referral problems identified by this study included patients’ unnecessary requests for referral, unstructured referral letters, and unclear dissemination guidelines for referral.
Conclusions.
This research attempted to identify the efficiency of the referral processes that were implemented for patients with T2D.
The majority of the included studies were completely silent on the main referral factors for patients.
If this review is representative of the referral system in Saudi Arabia, then, in the context of T2D, current referrals are unsafe.
Further research on the quality of the referral system, taking into account at least some of the WHO referral guidelines, is required.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Senitan, Mohammed& Alhaiti, Ali Hassan& Gillespie, James& Alotaibi, Badar Faiz& Lenon, George Binh. 2017. The Referral System between Primary and Secondary Health Care in Saudi Arabia for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174260
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Senitan, Mohammed…[et al.]. The Referral System between Primary and Secondary Health Care in Saudi Arabia for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174260
American Medical Association (AMA)
Senitan, Mohammed& Alhaiti, Ali Hassan& Gillespie, James& Alotaibi, Badar Faiz& Lenon, George Binh. The Referral System between Primary and Secondary Health Care in Saudi Arabia for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Review. Journal of Diabetes Research. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1174260
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1174260