Scale-up of a chronic care model-based programme for type 2 diabetes in Belgium: a mixed-methods study

Abstract Background Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an increasingly dominant disease. Interventions are more effective when carried out by a prepared and proactive team within an organised system — the integrated care (IC) model. The Chronic Care Model (CCM) provides guidance for its implementation, but scale-up of IC is challenging, and this hampers outcomes for T2D care. In this paper, we used the CCM to investigate the current implementation of IC in primary care in Flanders (Belgium) and its variability in different practice types. Methods Belgium contains three different primary-care practice ty... Mehr ...