Consumer issues in navigating health care services for type I diabetes
Rasmussen, Bodil, Wellard, Sally and Nankervis, Alison 2001, Consumer issues in navigating health care services for type I diabetes, Journal of clinical nursing, vol. 10, pp. 628-634, doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2001.00550.x.
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Consumer issues in navigating health care services for type I diabetes
• Despite increasing interest in consumer awareness and participation in health care service delivery, there has been little exploration of consumer views in relation to services for people with type I diabetes. • The purpose of this qualitative exploratory study was to identify strategies people with type I diabetes used to access health services and the barriers they perceived in accessing the services they needed. • Data gathered in semi-structured interviews revealed that consumers experience significant barriers when navigating the health care system. • Three dominant themes were identified. They relate to access to specialist medical skill, to the transition from teenager to young adult and to pre-pregnancy and obstetric care. • Directions for change in service delivery and policy development are discussed.
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