Patient recall of self-care recommendations in diabetes
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Twenty-four insulin-dependent diabetic patients were interviewed immediately after a follow-up visit to an outpatient pediatric clinic to determine which of the recorded instructions delivered by professionals were recalled by patients. The health care team reported giving an average of seven recommendations per patient, or a total of 168 items listed by team members as important. Patients recalled an average of two recommendations, or a total of 50 items, 40% of which had not been recorded by team members. Recommendations concerning diet, insulin dosage and injections, urine testing, and exercise represented 80% of those recalled by patients and only 58% of those recorded by professionals. The results were interpreted to suggest that health care teams focus on fewer items to insure communication of the most appropriate recommendations for individual patients.
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- Authors
- Page, P., Verstraete, D. G., Robb, J. R., & Etzwiler, D. D.
- Affiliations
- University of Minnesota (US)
- ORCID
- Page, Patricia
- Venue
- Diabetes Care
- Publisher
- American Diabetes Association
- Published
- 1981-01-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 96-98
- ISSN
- 0149-5992 (ISSN-L)
- 1935-5548
- OpenAlex
- W1991736932
- Cited by
- 56
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2024: 1 · 2023: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.85
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Diabetes Care (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Education
- Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes Management and Research
- Keywords
- patient recall, type 1 diabetes, patient-provider communication, healthcare teams, dietary recommendations, insulin dose, urine analysis, physical activity, pediatric diabetes
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Child, Child, Preschool, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Female, Humans, Male, Memory, Parents, Patient Compliance, Patient Education as Topic, Mental Recall, Self Care
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