Abstract
Acute coronary syndrome (ACS) is a life-threatening condition, with ACS-associated morbidity and mortality causing substantial human and economic challenges to the individual and health services. Due to shared disease determinants, those with ACS have a high risk of comorbid Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Despite this, the two conditions are managed separately, duplicating workload for staff and increasing the number of appointments and complexity of patient management plans. This rapid review compared current ACS and T2DM guidelines across Australia, Canada, Europe, Ireland, New Zealand, the UK, and the USA. Results highlighted service overlap, repetition, and opportunities for integrated practice for ACS-T2DM lifestyle management across diet and nutrition, physical activity, weight management, clinical and psychological health. Recommendations are made for potential integration of ACS-T2DM service provision to streamline care and reduce siloed care in the context of the health services for ACS-T2DM and similar comorbid conditions.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Article number | 105116 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Health Policy |
| Volume | 146 |
| Early online date | 28 Jun 2024 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2024 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2024 The Author(s)
Keywords
- Acute Coronary Syndrome
- Integrated Care
- Lifestyle
- Management
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Health Policy
Access to Document
- International guideline comparison of lifestyle management for acute coronary syndrome and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a rapid review
Copyright 2024 The Authors. This is an open access article published under a Creative Commons Attribution License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the author and source are cited.