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Informed choice and diabetes screening in primary care: qualitative study of patient and professional views in deprived areas of England.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19464976     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
AIMS: To examine perceived need for, and provision of, information prior to participation in a diabetes screening programme in English general practices. METHODS: Case studies using qualitative semi-structured interviews with patients and practitioners in five participating practices. RESULTS: Participating patients generally demonstrated a lack of understanding of issues in relation to the benefits and disadvantages of diabetes screening or the implications of screening test results. Posted invitation letters provided written information but did not necessarily ensure that patients were better informed than those invited by telephone or opportunistically when attending the practice for another reason. Not all patients interviewed wanted the extent of information that would be required to enable them to give fully informed consent to screening. CONCLUSIONS: The ways in which information is provided to patients requires careful consideration so that a patient has sufficient understanding to make a decision about undergoing a screening test and understands the implications of test results. There is a potential conflict between the ideal of fully informed choice and patient expectations that they can depend on professionals to make the appropriate decision on their behalf.
Authors:
Elizabeth Goyder; Jane Carlisle; Julia Lawton; Jean Peters
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-05-22
Journal Detail:
Title:  Primary care diabetes     Volume:  3     ISSN:  1751-9918     ISO Abbreviation:  -     Publication Date:  2009 May 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-07-14     Completed Date:  2009-10-23     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101463825     Medline TA:  Prim Care Diabetes     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  85-90     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR), University of Sheffield, Regent Court, Sheffield S1 4DA, United Kingdom. e.goyder@sheffield.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Choice Behavior*
Decision Making
Diabetes Mellitus / epidemiology*,  rehabilitation
England
Family Practice
Great Britain
Humans
Informed Consent*
Interviews as Topic
Mass Screening
Patient Care Team
Patient Education as Topic
Poverty
Primary Health Care
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
//Department of Health

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