Patient awareness of genetic and environmental risk factors in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus—relevance to first-degree relatives

Gnanalingham, M G; Manns, J. J.

doi:10.1002/(sici)1096-9136(199708)14:8<660::aid-dia419>3.0.co;2-k

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“…Secondly, an increasing awareness of diabetes may have affected this result. The present results are comparable with figures obtained from patients educated about genetic risks (13). In Japan, studies on genetic predispositions for diabe-tes have been conducted as part of national projects since 2000 (4,14), and the mass media has been actively reporting lifestyle diseases such as metabolic syndrome.…”

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Perception of Offspring Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Their Adult Offspring

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Perception of Offspring Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Their Adult Offspring

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“…However, previous studies have shown that children of individuals with type 2 diabetes underestimate their risk of diabetes, have a poor sense of the seriousness of type 2 diabetes and know little about reduction of their risk[15]. Patients with type 2 diabetes recognise the need to give preventive health advice to family members but do not necessarily carry this out[16,17]. This study aims to establish the acceptability to first degree relatives of their relative with type 2 diabetes intervening as health promoters in their own families.…”

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Reducing health risk in family members of patients with type 2 diabetes: views of first degree relatives

2009

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BackgroundPatients with type 2 diabetes can have an important role in discussing health risk within families. This study aimed to establish the acceptability to first degree relatives towards their relative with type 2 diabetes intervening as health promoters in their own families, using the Health Belief Model as a theoretical framework for evaluation.MethodsCross-sectional questionnaire design. Survey questionnaire for first degree relative (sibling or child) mailed to a random sample of patients with type 2 diabetes registered with an urban hospital diabetes clinic (n = 607 eligible patients). Patients were asked to pass on questionnaires to one to two first degree relatives.ResultsQuestionnaires were returned from 257 families (42% response rate) with two responses provided by 107 families (a total of 364 questionnaires). The majority (94%) of first degree relatives of patients with type 2 diabetes would like to be informed about reducing their risk. Half (48%) of respondents reported being spoken to by a relative with type 2 diabetes about their risk of diabetes. Those spoken to were more likely to see themselves at risk of diabetes, to worry about developing diabetes and to view diabetes as a serious condition.ConclusionsA role for patients with type 2 diabetes in discussing health risk in their family appears to be acceptable to many relatives. Discussion of risk and interventions to reduce health risk with their relatives should be encouraged in patients with type 2 diabetes.

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“…However, little research has described the role that parents can play, and little information is available regarding whether parents with diabetes actually do advise their offspring regarding the disease. 17 The present study was conducted to investigate the precise conditions related to parents with type 2 diabetes giving advice to their offspring and to identify factors facilitating this behaviour.…”

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Preventive advice given by patients with type 2 diabetes to their offspring

Nishigaki¹,

Kobayashi²,

Kato³

et al. 2009

Br J Gen Pract

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BackgroundPatients' advice-giving behaviour could be a useful preventive strategy for type 2 diabetes. AimTo investigate the conditions under which patients offer advice to their offspring and to assess the factors that facilitate advice giving. Design of studyCross-sectional observational study. SettingA general hospital with a diabetes clinic in a metropolitan suburb in Japan. MethodParents with type 2 diabetes (n = 221) who had offspring aged 20-49 years inclusive without diabetes completed a self-administered questionnaire containing items relating to advice-giving behaviour, demographic characteristics, risk perception, and their disease status. ResultsA total of 184 (83.3%) patients responded that parental advice-giving behaviour is needed for their offspring, while 138 (62.4%) actually advised their offspring. Multiple logistic regression analysis showed that patients who were female (odds ratio [OR] = 1.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.03 to 3.65, P = 0.041), living with their offspring (OR =1.92, 95% CI = 1.04 to 3.57, P = 0.038), had complications (OR = 2.74, 95% CI = 1.25 to 6.00, P = 0.029), or perceived that their offspring had a high risk of developing diabetes (OR =1.45, 95% CI = 1.09 to 1.93, P = 0.011) were most likely to advise their offspring. ConclusionPatients with type 2 diabetes recognised the need to give advice about preventive behaviour to their offspring but were not necessarily engaging in advicegiving behaviour. Advice-giving behaviour was affected by the parents' own disease status, their perception of their offspring's risk of developing diabetes, and the relationship between the patients and their offspring.

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Patient awareness of genetic and environmental risk factors in non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus—relevance to first-degree relatives

Cited by 18 publications

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Perception of Offspring Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Their Adult Offspring

Perception of Offspring Risk for Type 2 Diabetes Among Patients With Type 2 Diabetes and Their Adult Offspring

Reducing health risk in family members of patients with type 2 diabetes: views of first degree relatives

Preventive advice given by patients with type 2 diabetes to their offspring

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