I Kellar1, D Mason. 1. Institute of Psychological Sciences, University of Leeds, Leeds.
Abstract
AIMS: To describe prevalence of knowledge of items specified by the U.K. General Medical Council as required to make an informed choice following an invitation for screening for type 2 diabetes and investigate whether knowledge was socio-economically patterned. METHODS: A 9-item knowledge questionnaire was employed immediately following an informed choice invitation to type 2 diabetes screening that was piloted with 278 people between 40 and 69 years in the U.K. between February and April 2006. RESULTS: With the exception of post-diagnosis treatment and the effectiveness of early treatment in preventing long-term problems, information was typically understood correctly. Social patterning was observed: individuals who left full-time education before 19 years of age were less likely to understand the most likely test result, the effectiveness of early treatment in preventing long-term problems or the possible harms of screening. CONCLUSIONS: Even risk communication materials developed for ease of readability can result in inequity, limiting autonomy in healthcare decisions.
AIMS: To describe prevalence of knowledge of items specified by the U.K. General Medical Council as required to make an informed choice following an invitation for screening for type 2 diabetes and investigate whether knowledge was socio-economically patterned. METHODS: A 9-item knowledge questionnaire was employed immediately following an informed choice invitation to type 2 diabetes screening that was piloted with 278 people between 40 and 69 years in the U.K. between February and April 2006. RESULTS: With the exception of post-diagnosis treatment and the effectiveness of early treatment in preventing long-term problems, information was typically understood correctly. Social patterning was observed: individuals who left full-time education before 19 years of age were less likely to understand the most likely test result, the effectiveness of early treatment in preventing long-term problems or the possible harms of screening. CONCLUSIONS: Even risk communication materials developed for ease of readability can result in inequity, limiting autonomy in healthcare decisions.
Authors: Jutta Genz; Burkhard Haastert; Hardy Müller; Frank Verheyen; Dennis Cole; Wolfgang Rathmann; Bettina Nowotny; Michael Roden; Guido Giani; Christian Ohmann; Andrea Icks Journal: BMC Res Notes Date: 2014-08-18