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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Schizophr Res. 2015 Apr 27;165(0):227–235. doi: 10.1016/j.schres.2015.04.010

Table 2.

Summary of measures of quality of care for cardiovascular risk factors in study populations with serious mental illness (SMI), United States 2000–2013

PANEL 1: ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF DIABETES MELLITUS
Measure Studies (N) Measures Abstracted (N) Measure range in sample with SMI Guideline Adherence in Study Samples with and without SMI (N Measures) Studies Reviewed
Percent of Patients Receiving:
 Overall guideline-based care 2 6 19% – 56% More likely in SMI sample: 1
Less likely in SMI sample: 1
No difference: 1
(Goldberg et al., 2007b; Leung et al., 2011)
 Diabetic eye examinations 8 20 30% – 83% More likely in SMI sample: 1
Less likely in SMI sample: 3
No difference: 10
(Banta et al., 2009; Clark et al., 2009; Frayne et al., 2005; Goldberg et al., 2007b; Green et al., 2010; Kilbourne et al., 2011; Kilbourne et al., 2008; Leung et al., 2011)
 Diabetic foot examinations 3 5 78% – 87% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 2
No difference: 1
(Goldberg et al., 2007b; Kilbourne et al., 2011; Kilbourne et al., 2008)
 Glycosated hemoglobin (HBA1c) testing 7 20 43% – 89% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 2
No difference: 9
(Banta et al., 2009; Clark et al., 2009; Frayne et al., 2005; Goldberg et al., 2007b; Green et al., 2010; Krein SL et al., 2006; Leung et al., 2011)
 Diabetic nephropathy testing 5 13 50% – 79% More likely in SMI sample: 2
Less likely in SMI sample: 2
No difference: 6
(Clark et al., 2009; Goldberg et al., 2007b; Green et al., 2010; Kilbourne et al., 2008; Leung et al., 2011)
 Pharmacologic diabetes mellitus treatment 2 3 70% – 95% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 0
No difference: 1
(Nasrallah et al., 2006; Weiss et al., 2006)
PANEL 2: ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF CO-MORBID CONDITIONS AMONG PERSONS WITH DIABETES MELLITUS
Percent of Patients Receiving:
 Lipid testing 9 30 26 – 77% More likely in SMI sample: 1
Less likely in SMI sample: 4
No difference: 10
(Banta et al., 2009; Clark et al., 2009; Frayne et al., 2005; Goldberg et al., 2007b; Green et al., 2010; Krein SL et al., 2006; Leung et al., 2011)
 Pharmacologic dyslipidemia treatment 2 5 52% – 67% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 1
No difference: 1
(Kreyenbuhl et al., 2008; Weiss et al., 2006)
 Pharmacologic hypertension treatment 1 2 84% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 0
No difference: 1
(Weiss et al., 2006)
 Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors or Angiotensin Receptor Blockers 2 3 48% – 69% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 0
No difference: 1
(Kreyenbuhl et al., 2008; Weiss et al., 2006)
 Aspirin 1 2 36% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 0
No difference: 1
(Weiss et al., 2006)
PANEL 3: ADHERENCE TO GUIDELINES FOR CARE AND TREATMENT OF DYSLIPIDEMIA
Percent of Patients Receiving:
 Pharmacologic dyslipidemia treatment 2 2 12% – 67% More likely in SMI sample: 0
Less likely in SMI sample: 0
No difference: 0
(Kreyenbuhl et al., 2008; Nasrallah et al., 2006)