Utility of a patient similarity-based digital tool for risk communication to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: perspectives from primary care physicians in ambulatory care

Ruiheng Ong; Chirk Jenn Ng; Kalaipriya Gunasekaran; Hang Liu; Wynne Hsu; Mong Li Lee; Ngiap Chuan Tan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0319992

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Utility of a patient similarity-based digital tool for risk communication to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: perspectives from primary care physicians in ambulatory care

Ruiheng Ong ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: ong.ruiheng@singhealth.com.sg

Affiliation SingHealth Polyclinics, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6513-0071

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Chirk Jenn Ng,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations SingHealth Polyclinics, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore, Family Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth-Duke NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore
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Kalaipriya Gunasekaran,

Roles Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation SingHealth Polyclinics, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore
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Hang Liu,

Roles Conceptualization, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Data Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Wynne Hsu,

Roles Conceptualization, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Data Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Mong Li Lee,

Roles Conceptualization, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Institute of Data Science, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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Ngiap Chuan Tan

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations SingHealth Polyclinics, SingHealth, Singapore, Singapore, Family Medicine Academic Clinical Programme, SingHealth-Duke NUS Academic Medical Centre, Singapore, Singapore

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5946-1149

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Utility of a patient similarity-based digital tool for risk communication to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: perspectives from primary care physicians in ambulatory care

Ruiheng Ong,
Chirk Jenn Ng,
Kalaipriya Gunasekaran,
Hang Liu,
Wynne Hsu,
Mong Li Lee,
Ngiap Chuan Tan

Published: March 18, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0319992

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