Patient factors associated with attrition from a patient self-management education programme

dc.contributor.authorGucciardi, Enza
dc.contributor.authorDeMelo, M.
dc.contributor.authorOffenheim, A.
dc.contributor.authorGrace, Sherry L.
dc.contributor.authorStewart, Donna Eileen
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-26T02:52:34Z
dc.date.available2009-05-26T02:52:34Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractObjective To examine utilization patterns of diabetes self-management training (DSME) and identify patient factors associated with attrition from these services at an ambulatory diabetes education centre (DEC). Methods A retrospective medical chart review of first time visits (536) to the centre between I August 2000 and 31 July 2001 was conducted for patients with type 2 diabetes. Descriptive analyses were conducted to examine utilization patterns over a I-year period. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify patient factors associated with attrition from DSME and non-use of group education among new patients. Results Almost 50% of new patients withdrew prematurely from recommended DSME services over the I-year period, and only 24.8% attended group education. Patient variables such as being older than 65 years of age, primarily speaking English, or working full or part-time were associated with attrition from DSME and non-use of group education when compared with middle aged, non-English-speaking, and non-working patients. Conclusions High DSME attrition rates indicate that retention needs to become a focus of programme policy, planning and evaluation to improve programme effectiveness. DSME tailored to the cultural and linguistic characteristics of the community, and convenient and accessible to working and older patients will potentially increase retention in and accessibility to these services.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) for the Canadian Graduate Scholarship doctoral award to E. Gucciardi and for a CIHR postdoctoral award to S.L. Grace, and Dr Gillian Booth and Dr George Tomlinson for their constructive feedback on the manuscript.
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors would like to thank the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) for the Canadian Graduate Scholarship doctoral award to E. Gucciardi and for a CIHR postdoctoral award to S.L. Grace, and Dr Gillian Booth and Dr George Tomlinson for their constructive feedback on the manuscript.en
dc.identifier.citationJournal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 13(6), 913-919.
dc.identifier.issn1356-1294
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2753.2006.00773.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10315/2565
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing
dc.subjectRetention
dc.subjectProgramme evaluation
dc.subjectPatient dropout
dc.subjectDisease self-management education
dc.subjectType 2 diabetes mellitus
dc.subjectAttrition
dc.titlePatient factors associated with attrition from a patient self-management education programme
dc.typeArticle

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