Format of Patient Education for Different Sociodemographic Groups

University of Leicester

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Type2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cardiovascular Diseases

Treatments

Other: Questionnaire

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT02961517

0594

Details and patient eligibility

About

Questionnaire study to investigate the effect of individual characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, educational level and socioeconomic status on the preferred format of patient education delivery, for patients with diabetes and/or cardiovascular disease

Full description

An anonymous questionnaire will be used to collect basic demographic data for patients with the conditions of interest, in addition to information about their preferences for the format in which they receive patient education information. This data will be statistically analysed to address the primary and secondary outcomes of the study:

To investigate the effect of individual characteristics such as age, sex, ethnicity, educational level and socioeconomic status on the preferred format of patient education delivery.
To identify reasons for preference of patient education delivery, and whether these are associated with sociodemographic factors.
To assess the distribution of sociodemographic factors from participants who prefer online education, in order to identify whether preference for online education is associated with particular sociodemographic factors.

Enrollment

200 estimated patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Aged 18 years or over.
Diagnosed with cardiovascular disease (defined as heart disease, peripheral vascular disease or stroke) or Type 2 diabetes
Has not already completed the questionnaire
Able and willing to complete questionnaire

Exclusion criteria