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Title: | Different information needs in subgroups of people with diabetes mellitus : a latent class analysis |
Author(s): | Borgmann, Sandra O. Gontscharuk, Veronika Sommer, Jana Laxy, Michael Ernstmann, Nicole Karl, Florian Matthias Rückert-Eheberg, Ina-Maria Schwettmann, Lars Ladwig, Karl-Heinz Peters, Annette Icks, Andrea |
Issue Date: | 2020 |
Type: | Article |
Language: | English |
Abstract: | Background: Current evidence suggests that the information needs of people with diabetes mellitus differ across patient groups. With a view to being able to provide individualized information, this study aims to identify (i) the diabetes-related information needs of people with diabetes mellitus; (ii) different subgroups of people with specific information needs; and (iii) associated characteristics of the identified subgroups, such as sociodemographic characteristics, diabetes-related comorbidities, and well-being. Methods: This cross-sectional study was based on data from 837 respondents with diabetes mellitus who participated in the population-based KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Augsburg Region) Health Survey 2016 in Southern Germany (KORA GEFU 4 study) (45.6% female, mean age 71.1 years, 92.8% Type 2 diabetes). Diabetes-related information needs were assessed with a questionnaire asking about patients’ information needs concerning 11 diabetes-related topics, e.g. ‘long-term complications’ and ‘treatment/therapy’. Subgroups of people with different information needs and associated characteristics were identified using latent class analysis. Results: We identified the following four classes of people with different information needs: ‘high needs on all topics’, ‘low needs on all topics’, ‘moderate needs with a focus on complications and diabetes in everyday life’, and ‘advanced needs with a focus on social and legal aspects and diabetes research’. The classes differed significantly in age, years of education, type of diabetes, diabetes duration, diabetes-related comorbidities, smoking behaviour, diabetes education, current level of information, and time preference. Conclusions: Knowledge about different patient subgroups can be useful for tailored information campaigns or physician-patient interactions. Further research is needed to analyse health care needs in these groups, changes in information needs over the course of the disease, and prospective health outcomes. |
URI: | https://opendata.uni-halle.de//handle/1981185920/112654 http://dx.doi.org/10.25673/110699 |
Open Access: | Open access publication |
License: | (CC BY 4.0) Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 |
Journal Title: | BMC public health |
Publisher: | BioMed Central |
Publisher Place: | London |
Volume: | 20 |
Original Publication: | 10.1186/s12889-020-09968-9 |
Appears in Collections: | Open Access Publikationen der MLU |
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