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Table 1 Summary of the organization of type 2 diabetes care by the 5Rs at baseline

From: Working towards a better understanding of type 2 diabetes care organization with First Nations communities: a qualitative assessment

RECOGNIZE: Appropriately screen for & identify people with diabetes

▪ Limited screening due to limited resources and patients screened elsewhere by other providers

▪ Used existing records/registries (e.g., chronic diseases lists, CARE EHR, Physician EMR)

▪ Relied on patient self-referral or engagement with healthcare system

REGISTER: Develop a means of tracking all patients with diabetes

▪ Used patient charts or chronic diseases lists, paper-based and/or electronic

▪ Data entry in the context of limited resources was problematic

▪ Relied on patient self-referral or engagement with healthcare system

RESOURCE: Support self-management through inter-professional teams

▪ Differential access to diabetes-related providers and services, including diabetes educators or programming

▪ Limited ability to support patients in context of limited resources

▪ Lack of collaborative care between healthcare providers

▪ Relied on patient self-referral or engagement with healthcare system

RELAY: Information sharing between patient & healthcare team members

▪ Used Netcare, CARE EHR, or Physician EMR

▪ Facilitators: colocation of healthcare workers and providers; existing relationships

▪ Barriers: privacy concerns; limited access to data or data systems; or incompatibility of Physician EMRs with CARE EHR resulting in data entry

RECALL: Remind caregivers & patients of timely review & reassessment

▪ Used CARE EHR, patient chart review, or chronic diseases lists; patient reminders

▪ Barriers: patients not engaging with healthcare system (e.g., no shows even when recalled); limited use of CARE EHR by all staff; time consuming, not knowing who had T2D)

  1. LEGEND: EMR Electronic Medical Record; T2D type 2 diabetes; EHR Electronic Health Record