Arana, M.A., Valderas, J.M. and Solomon, J. orcid.org/0000-0003-1022-5759 (2019) Being tested but not educated – a qualitative focus group study exploring patients’ perceptions of diabetic dietary advice. BMC Family Practice, 20 (1). 1. ISSN 1471-2296
Abstract
Background: Diet is a key component of the management of diabetes. Several studies suggest that patients receive insufficient and inadequate information. As a first step for developing an intervention for improving dietary advice in primary care, we aimed to explore patients' experience of receiving dietary advice; their attitudes towards that advice; their perceived dietary advice needs, and any barriers faced in adopting a diet that supports the management of their diabetes.
Methods: A qualitative study with three focus groups (20 purposively sampled participants) was conducted with adult primary care patients with Type 2 diabetes in 2016. A semi-structured topic guide was developed from the literature. The focus groups were audio recorded and transcribed. The data were analysed by emergent themes analysis. Data saturation was achieved in the third focus group.
Results: The majority of participants were given dietary advice in the form of a generic healthy eating leaflet from a Practice Nurse. Participants had their Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reviewed regularly, but the results seemed not to be linked with review of dietary habits. The test was perceived as being a "pass or fail", judgmental experience. Participants felt tested but not educated.
Conclusion: Individuals with type 2 diabetes seem not to receive dietary advice according to their expectations. Information collected as part of the study can be used to inform the development of interventions aimed at improving dietary advice in this population.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s). 2019 Open Access This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated. |
Keywords: | Diabetes; Diet; Dietary advice; Patient education; Patients’ perspectives; Qualitative study; Type 2 diabetes; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2; Diet, Healthy; England; Female; Focus Groups; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pamphlets; Patient Education as Topic; Primary Health Care; Qualitative Research; Quality of Health Care |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health (Sheffield) > Health Sciences School (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 09 Oct 2024 10:51 |
Last Modified: | 09 Oct 2024 10:51 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1186/s12875-018-0892-5 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:218067 |