Does physician communication influence older patients' diabetes self-management and glycemic control? Results from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
Does physician communication influence older patients' diabetes self-management and glycemic control? Results from the Health and Retirement Study (HRS)
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DOI:
10.1093/gerona/62.12.1435
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发表时间:
2007-12-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
Hayward, Rodney A.
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作者:
Heisler, Michele;Cole, Ian;Hayward, Rodney A.
Background. Effective chronic disease self-management among older adults is crucial for improved clinical outcomes. We assessed the relative importance of two dimensions of physician communication-provision of information (PCOM) and participatory decision-making (PDM)-for older patients' diabetes self-management and glycemic control.Methods. We conducted a national cross-sectional survey among 1588 older community-dwelling adults with diabetes (response rate: 81 %). Independent associations were examined between patients' ratings of their physician's PCOM and PDM with patients' reported diabetes self-management (medication adherence, diet, exercise, blood glucose monitoring, and foot care), adjusting for patient sociodemographics, illness severity, and comorbidities. Among respondents for whom hemoglobin Alc (HbAlc) values were available (n = 1233), the relationship was assessed between patient self-management and HbAlc values.Results. In separate multivariate regressions, PCOM and PDM were each associated with overall diabetes self-management (p