933,789
Participants
Start Date
August 31, 2011
Primary Completion Date
October 31, 2011
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2011
Toolkit
Cardiovascular Disease Toolkit mailed by the Canadian Diabetes Association to family physicians, accompanying the Spring/Summer 2009 edition of the quarterly newsletter, Canadian Diabetes. (Mailed in June 2009.) The Toolkit includes a summary of selected sections of the practice guidelines targeted towards primary care physicians; a synopsis of the key messages pertaining to cardiovascular disease risk; a laminated card with a simplified algorithm for cardiovascular risk assessment and treatment; and a pad of tear-off sheets for patients with a cardiovascular risk self-assessment tool.
Control
The Spring/Summer 2009 issue of the quarterly newsletter, Canadian Diabetes, mailed on its own. The Cardiovascular Toolkit was mailed with the May 2010 issue of the newsletter.
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
OTHER
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
OTHER