National indicators for monitoring diabetes: report of the Diabetes Indicators Review Subcommittee of the National Diabetes Data Working Group

Preliminary material (205KB PDF): Acknowledgments: Membership of the Diabetes Indicators Review Subcommittee of the National Diabetes Data Working Group; Abbreviations; Executive summary

Introduction (186KB PDF)

• Purpose of report
• Indicators
• Policy context for diabetes indicator development
• Existing diabetes indicator sets
• Why was a new set of diabetes indicators developed?
• The recommended priority diabetes indicators
• How do the recommended indicators complement Australian Government initiatives for chronic disease and diabetes?

Operational definitions for the recommended 11 indicators (559KB PDF)

Prevalence of Type 2 modifiable diabetes risk factors over time

• Prevalence of overweight and obesity over time
• Proportion of people not following guidelines for physical activity over time
• Proportion of people not following Australian dietary recommendations over time

The proportion of people at risk of Type 2 diabetes who correctly identify that they are at risk and who are taking steps/actions to reduce their risk

The proportion of people at risk of Type 2 diabetes who are being opportunistically screened, and the proportion of these undergoing appropriate opportunistic screening (as defined by current evidence-based guidelines)

• The proportion of people at risk of Type 2 diabetes who are being opportunistically screened
• The proportion of people at risk of Type 2 diabetes who are undergoing appropriate opportunistic screening (as defined by current evidence-based guidelines)

The number and characteristics of diabetes and at-risk programs, initiatives and services

Ability for people to access services that are culturally suitable

The number and characteristics of Type 1, Type 2 and gestational diabetes guidelines identified

The proportion of people with diabetes mellitus who have had an annual cycle of care

The proportion of people with diabetes who meet guideline targets for: HbA1c; blood pressure; cholesterol; and weight/BMI

• Proportion of people who meet guideline targets for HbA1c
• Proportion of people who meet guideline targets for blood pressure
• Proportion of people who meet guideline targets for cholesterol
• Proportion of people who meet guideline targets for weight/body mass index

Diabetes-related death rate over time

Quality of life of people with diabetes (measured by standardised questionnaire)

Prevalence and incidence of diabetes, its complications and comorbidities over time

• Prevalence of diabetes over time
• Incidence of diabetes over time
• Prevalence of cardiovascular disease among people with diabetes over time
• Incidence of cardiovascular disease among people with diabetes over time
• Prevalence of visual loss among people with diabetes over time
• Incidence of visual loss among people with diabetes over time
• Prevalence of end-stage kidney disease among people with diabetes over time
• Incidence of end-stage kidney disease among people with diabetes over time
• Prevalence of non-traumatic amputation among people with diabetes over time
• Incidence of non-traumatic amputation among people with diabetes over time

Recommendations (100KB PDF)

Appendixes

Complete indicator matrix
National Health Priority Areas - diabetes indicators
List of jurisdictions and consumers consulted

End matter (323KB PDF) : References; List of tables; List of boxes