J A García-Donaire1, J Franch-Nadal2, P Rodríguez-Fortúnez3, E Labrador-Barba4, M L Orera-Peña4, M Rodríguez de Miguel4. 1. Hospital Universitario Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain. 2. DAP-Cat Group, Unitat de Suport a la Recerca Barcelona Ciutat, Institut Universitari d'Investigació en Atenció Primària Jordi Gol (IDIAP Jordi Gol), Barcelona, Spain; Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Diabetes y Enfermedades Metabólicas Asociadas (CIBERDEM), Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII), Madrid, Spain; Primary Health Care Center Raval Sud, Gerència d'Àmbit d'Atenció Primària Barcelona Ciutat, Institut Català de la Salut, Barcelona, Spain. 3. Departamento Médico Mylan, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: patricia.rodriguezfortunez@mylan.com. 4. Departamento Médico Mylan, Madrid, Spain.
Abstract
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to characterize the education that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receive, and to identify differences as regards the presence of insulin therapy or not. METHODS: This crossover, multicentre and descriptive study involved 1066 Spanish physicians who completed a questionnaire on Internet. RESULTS: The physicians that responded had a mean of 26.0 years of experience in healthcare, and mainly worked in a walk-in clinic in an urban area. Physicians rated the level of patient knowledge about their disease on a 5.0 point-scale. Fifty percent of them indicated that they spent between 15 and 30min in educating patients at the time of diagnosis. Previous control with HbA1c>9%, presence of microvascular complications, and a low socio-cultural level, were factors associated with spending more time in education. CONCLUSION: This is the first study designed to evaluate the education provided to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Spain. The time spent and the individualization of the education are important factors associated with better long-term control of the disease, and thus with the effectiveness of the clinical management.
PURPOSE: The purpose of the present study was to characterize the education that patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus receive, and to identify differences as regards the presence of insulin therapy or not. METHODS: This crossover, multicentre and descriptive study involved 1066 Spanish physicians who completed a questionnaire on Internet. RESULTS: The physicians that responded had a mean of 26.0 years of experience in healthcare, and mainly worked in a walk-in clinic in an urban area. Physicians rated the level of patient knowledge about their disease on a 5.0 point-scale. Fifty percent of them indicated that they spent between 15 and 30min in educating patients at the time of diagnosis. Previous control with HbA1c>9%, presence of microvascular complications, and a low socio-cultural level, were factors associated with spending more time in education. CONCLUSION: This is the first study designed to evaluate the education provided to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus from Spain. The time spent and the individualization of the education are important factors associated with better long-term control of the disease, and thus with the effectiveness of the clinical management.
Keywords:
Diabetes mellitus tipo 2; Educación; Education; Paciente; Patient; Sistema Nacional de Salud español; Spanish Health Care System; Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Authors: Josep Franch-Nadal; Fermín García-Gollarte; Alfonso Pérez Del Molino; María L Orera-Peña; Marta Rodríguez de Miguel; Malena Melogno-Klinkas; Héctor D de Paz; Susana Aceituno; Patricia Rodríguez-Fortúnez Journal: Clin Drug Investig Date: 2019-01 Impact factor: 2.859
Authors: Domingo Orozco-Beltrán; Sara Artola-Menéndez; Antonio Hormigo-Pozo; Daniel Cararach-Salami; Juan Luis Alonso-Jerez; Epifanio Álvaro-Grande; Covadonga Villabrille-Arias; Francisco Javier de Toro-Santos; María José Galindo-Puerto; Ignacio Marín-Jiménez; Antón Gómez-García; Rocío Ledesma-Rodriguez; Gonzalo Fernández; Karine Ferreira de Campos Journal: Endocrinol Diabetes Metab Date: 2021-02-15