Patient education: interpretation of medical terms as a key part of diabetes mellitus treatment
| Autor: | Nataliya S. Novoselova, Anna A. Mosikian, Olga Y. Martyanova, Evgenya M. Patrakeeva, Alsu G. Zalevskaya |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />Russian |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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| Zdroj: | Сахарный диабет, Vol 21, Iss 6, Pp 472-479 (2018) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2072-0351 2072-0378 |
| DOI: | 10.14341/DM9526 |
| Popis: | Background: Only a little percent of chronically ill patients was found to follow physicians’ prescriptions. One of the reasons for this issue is misunderstanding of recommendations due to inappropriate interpretation of medical terms, contained in medical advice. Aims: The study is aimed to evaluate the quality of patient interpretation of the most frequently used medical terms in diabetes mellitus field (DM) and to evaluate the impact of misunderstanding on diabetes control. Materials and methods: 13 endocrinologists composed 2 lists of the most frequently used terms – one list for DM type 1 and one for DM type 2. We selected 10 terms for DM type 1 and 10 terms for DM type 2, mentioned by the most of participated doctors, and created 2 kinds of questionnaire for patients. Patients were to explain the terms in written if they were aware of terms’ meaning. Three independent researchers evaluated every answer according to a 0 to 10 scale, where 0 was for totally incorrect or no answer, and 10 was for a completely correct answer. Patients also filled in the forms about their social and demographic parameters. Statistical analysis was conducted with the use of Wilcoxon Test and linear regression model. Results: 89 patients with DM type 1 (27% men, HbA1c (mean±SD) 7,95±1,77%) and 86 patients with DM type 2 (27% men, HbA1c (mean±SD) 8,11±1,91%) were included into the study. Patients with type 1 DM received a greater overall score for understanding the terms than those with type 2 DM (p |
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