Getting better at chronic care in rural indigenous communities dataset

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 dataset contains data resulting from the project that trialled an intervention of intensive chronic care management delivered by Indigenous health workers to Indigenous adults with diabetes in 12 rural communities in North Queensland.

澳大利亚原住民的预期寿命差距为13至17年，其中绝大多数差距源于成年人可预防的慢性疾病，包括糖尿病、心脏疾病、肺部疾病与肾脏疾病。在此类疾病确诊后，通过优质的基层慢性疾病照护，可有效预防诸多并发症。本数据集涵盖了一项试点干预项目所产生的全部相关数据，该项目在昆士兰州北部的12个农村社区开展，由原住民健康工作者为罹患糖尿病的原住民成年人提供强化慢性疾病管理干预措施。