Self-reported access to and quality of healthcare for diabetes : Do the severely obese experience equal access?
Dixon,J, Browne,J, Rice,T, Jones,K, Pouwer,F and Speight,J 2014, Self-reported access to and quality of healthcare for diabetes : Do the severely obese experience equal access?, Australian Family Physician, vol. 43, no. 8, pp. 552-556.
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Self-reported access to and quality of healthcare for diabetes : Do the severely obese experience equal access?
Background: Given reported pejorative views that health professionals have about patients who are severely obese, we examined the self-reported views of the quality and availability of diabetes care from the perspective of adults with type 2 diabetes (T2DM), stratified by body mass index (BMI). Methods: 1795 respondents to the Diabetes MILES - Australia national survey had T2DM. Of these, 530 (30%) were severely obese (BMI ≥35 kg/m2) and these participants were matched with 530 controls (BMI <35 kg/m2). Data regarding participants' self-reported interactions with health practitioners and services were compared. Results: Over 70% of participants reported that their general practitioner was the professional they relied on most for diabetes care. There were no betweengroup differences in patient-reported availability of health services, quality of interaction with health practitioners, resources and support for selfmanagement, or access to almost all diabetes services. Discussion: Participants who were severely obese did not generally report greater difficulty in accessing diabetes care.
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170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology
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