Table 2 Components of care provided according to the healthcare professional

Yearly check performed by (%)

   General practitioner

29.0

36.4

0.65

   Practice nurse

51.6

63.6

0.49

   Practice assistant

6.5

0

0.39

   Diabetes specialist nurse

3.2

0

0.55

   GP with PN/PA

9.7

0

0.28

Tri-monthly checks performed by (%)

   General practitioner

16.1

9.1

0.57

   Practice nurse

61.6

63.6

0.89

   Practice assistant

22.6

27.3

0.75

Insulin treatments provided by (%)

   Internist

6.5**

63.6**

<0.001

   General practitioner

61.3

36.4

0.15

   Practice nurse

16.1

18.2

0.88

   Diabetes specialist nurse

67.7**

18.2**

0.005

Consultation between healthcare professionals (%)

   General practitioner

100*

80.0*

0.02

   Practice nurse

71.4

70.0

0.93

   Practice assistant

46.4

40.0

0.73

   Diabetes specialist nurse

78.6**

30.0**

0.005

   Dietician

50.0*

10.0*

0.03

Estimated percentage of patients that received education

   Diet % (sd)

86.7 (17.9)

83.5 (28.7)

0.91

   Exercise % (sd)

89.6 (16.0)

76.0 (29.5)

0.17

   Smoking behavior % (sd)

90.0 (11.4)

73.3 (44.2)

0.17

   Foot examination % (sd)

89.3 (17.0)

69.5 (38.3)

0.14

Education on diet, exercise, foot examination or smoking behavior.

   by DSN (%)

35.0*

0.0*

0.04

   by GP (%)

61.3

81.8

0.24

   by PN/PA (%)

87.1

90.0

0.74

Diabetes passport, often or always used in practice (%)

78.6*

40.0*

0.05