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Table 3 Perceptions of healthcare workers on the ICDM model principles and recommended activities for patients with chronic diseases

From: A mixed methods approach to exploring the moderating factors of implementation fidelity of the integrated chronic disease management model in South Africa

Variable

Agree

Disagree

Undecided

Facility re-organization

1. Time Integration

27 (90)

3 (10.0)

–

2. Consulting room space integration

22 (73.3)

8 (26.7)

–

3. Booking system integration

28 (93.3)

2 (6.7)

–

4. Medical records integration

29 (96.7)

1 (3.3)

 

5. Pre-pack medication

22 (73.3)

7 (23.4)

1 (3.3)

6. Designated waiting areas

22 (73.3)

7 (23.4)

1 (3.3)

7. Designated vital signs stations

20 (66.7)

9 (30.0)

1 (3.3)

8. Designated consultation rooms

25 (83.3)

5 (16.7)

–

9. Segregation of patients maintains order

25 (83.4)

4 (13.3)

1 (3.3)

10. Patients with communicable diseases should be in separate waiting areas

22 (73.3)

5 (16.7)

3 (10.0)

Clinical Supportive Management

11. Healthcare worker integration

21 (70)

8 (26.7)

1 (3.3)

12. Nurses allocated for chronic diseases patients manage all eight conditions effectively

27 (90.0)

2 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

13. Care for patients with chronic diseases is enhanced when attended to by one nurse

23 (76.7)

7 (23.3)

–

14. Nurses have adequate training to be able to manage all the eight chronic diseases

16 (53.3)

7 (23.4)

7 (23.3)

Assisted self-management

15. The ward-based outreach teams contribute to the management of patients with chronic diseases

27 (90.0)

2 (6.7)

1 (3.3)

16. The community healthcare workers team contributes to the management of patients with chronic diseases

27 (90.0)

–

3 (10.0)

General principles

17. Management of patients with chronic diseases has improved since the introduction of the ICDM model

24 (80.0)

2 (6.7)

4 (13.3)

18. Patients with chronic disease like the ICDM model principles

26 (86.7)

2 (6.6)

2 (6.7)

19. Recommend that the ICDM model should be implemented in all clinics in South Africa

27 (90.0)

1 (3.3)

2 (6.7)

20. Recommend that the ICDM model should be implemented in other countries

27 (90.0)

–

3 (10.0)