Diabetes care: comparison of patients’ and healthcare professionals’ assessment using the PACIC instrument

Introduction: Studies have shown that the implementation of interventions based on the Chronic Care Model (CCM) plays an important role in the quality of diabetes care. The Patient Assessment of Chronic Illness Care (PACIC) is a validated instrument to measure the extent to which care is congruent with the recommendations of the CCM. The aim of this study was to compare the evaluation of diabetes care, according to the PACIC, as reported by...