Designing Minimum Data Sets of Diabetes Mellitus: Basis of Effectiveness Indicators of Diabetes Management*

Measurement of diabetes management effectiveness includes the process of care and its quality, health outcome and response to care before everything; it needs a conceptual framework about this universal disease. Minimum Data Set (MDS) of diabetes make this framework by using standard data element with unique definition and effectiveness indicators preparation of diabetes management. Therefore, this research is accomplished for study the MDS of diabetes as diabetes management effectiveness indicators in America, Australia, Scotland and Finland and at the end presentation of model for Iran. This research is an applied study and is accomplished as descriptive study. At first we use questioner and checklist for study MDS of diabetes in Tehran; then in selected countries, MDS of diabetes is studied by published and electronic literatures and at the end the proposed model designed in accordance with country's need and take discerning people up on it by Delphi technique. Data analyses in study stage of MDS of diabetes in the selective countries by comparative tables and determination of similarities and differences of the MDS. In the stage of gaining credit for model, it accomplished with descriptive statistics to the extent of absolute and relative frequency. MDS of diabetes for Iran presented in 12 forms and diabetes management effectiveness indicators on base of studying in America, Australia, Scotland and Finland countries and needs of our country and after doing Delphi technique with 98 percent agreement confirmed. MDS provides continuous care of patients, communication among providers and analysis of patient and patient society care effectiveness. So it causes decrease of threatening diabetic complications. Collection of MDS of diabetes increases the quality of care assessment and effectiveness indicators for management of care process, quality of services and health outcome.