2014, Number 4
Study DA WN 2. Attitudes, Wishes and Needs of the Patient with Diabetes: a Holistic Approach
Coronado-Cordero IA, Escalante-Pulido JM
Language: Spanish
References: 6
Page: 435-441
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ABSTRACT
The DAWN multinational study in 2001 revealed significant differences between the needs of psychosocial and educational support for people living with diabetes and the care available to them. Therefore The call for global action DAWN looking to implement a model of personcentered care based on their needs was conducted. DAWN 2 (2011) then arises for the perception of care and needs of all actors from its context with the aim of assess barriers and facilitators for active and successful management of diabetes among patients living with diabetes family members or caregivers and professional health care providers. DAWN 2 is a hybrid, multinational, interdisciplinary study conducted in 17 countries in Africa, America (including Mexico for 1st time), Asia and Europe, with a total sample of 16,100 participants: 9,040 patients living with diabetes, 2,160 family members or caregivers and 4,900 professional health care providers: One sample per country of 900 participants: 500 patients living with diabetes, 120 family members or caregivers and 280 professional health care providers. Patients living with diabetes were included with ≥ 1 year of diagnosis, family members or caregivers without diabetes and with adult care patients living with diabetes; professional health care providers different in diabetes care, all over 18 years. A survey via Internet or interview was applied and quantitative (descriptive statistics, parametric and nonparametric bivariate and multivariate) and qualitative data (thematic content: encoding) were analyzed. DAWN 2 is a window to the understanding of the needs and perceptions of the actors to take concrete actions towards a model of person-centered care.REFERENCES