Getting better at chronic care in rural Indigenous communities

澳大利亚土著人民的预期寿命差距为13-17岁，其中大部分是由于成年人中可预防的慢性疾病(糖尿病、心脏、肺和肾脏问题)造成的。一旦人们被诊断出这些疾病，许多并发症可以通过良好的初级慢性护理来预防。该项目将在昆士兰北部12个农村社区试行土著卫生工作者向患有糖尿病的土著成年人提供的强化慢性护理管理的干预措施。

The life expectancy gap for Indigenous people in Australia is 13-17 years and most of this gap is due to preventable chronic disease (diabetes, heart, lung and renal problems) in adults. Once people have these conditions diagnosed, many complications can be prevented with good primary-level chronic care. This project will trial an intervention of intensive chronic care management delivered by Indigenous health workers to Indigenous adults with diabetes in 12 rural communities in north Queensland.