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| Title |
“I wish they could be in my shoes”: patients’ insights into tertiary health care for type 2 diabetes mellitus
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| Published in |
Patient preference and adherence, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.2147/ppa.s91214 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jacqueline D Cotugno, Maree Ferguson, Hazel Harden, Shoni Colquist, Annabelle A Stack, Jane I Zimmerman, Anthony W Russell, Lauren E Ball, Ingrid J Hickman |
| Abstract |
Insightful accounts of patient experience within a health care system can be valuable for facilitating improvements in service delivery. The aim of this study was to explore patients' perceptions and experiences regarding a tertiary hospital Diabetes and Endocrinology outpatient service for the management of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Nine patients participated in discovery interviews with an independent trained facilitator. Patients' stories were synthesized thematically using a constant comparative approach. Three major themes were identified from the patients' stories: 1) understanding T2DM and diabetes management with subthemes highlighting that specialist care is highly valued by patients who experience a significant burden of diabetes on daily life and who may have low health literacy and low self confidence; 2) relationships with practitioners were viewed critical and perceived lack of empathy impacted the effectiveness of care; and 3) impact of health care systems on service delivery with lack of continuity of care relating to the tertiary hospital model and limitations with appointment bookings negatively impacting on patient experience. The patients' stories suggest that the expectation of establishing a productive, ongoing relationship with practitioners is highly valued. Tertiary clinics for T2DM are well placed to incorporate novel technological approaches for monitoring and follow-up, which may overcome many of the perceived barriers of traditional service delivery. Investing in strategies that promote patient-practitioner relationships may enhance effectiveness of treatment for T2DM by meeting patient expectations of personalized care. Future changes in service delivery would benefit from incorporating patients as key stakeholders in service evaluation. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 9 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 4 | 44% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | 22% |
| United States | 1 | 11% |
| Unknown | 2 | 22% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 44% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 33% |
| Scientists | 2 | 22% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 72 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 1 | 1% |
| Unknown | 71 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 13 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 15% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Librarian | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 10 | 14% |
| Unknown | 16 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 8 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 7% |
| Psychology | 3 | 4% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 11 | 15% |
| Unknown | 20 | 28% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 18. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 26 August 2022.
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#79
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#2
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