Lafi S Khalil, Joshua P Castle, Noel O Akioyamen, Matthew P Corsi, Nicholas D Cominos, Michael Dubé, T Sean Lynch
What are patients asking and reading online? An analysis of online patient searches for rotator cuff repair
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
aim study evaluate disposition individuals type 2 diabetes mellitus dm2 toward changing nutritional physical activity habits associated factorsparticularly perceptions interacting communicating four health professions working local patients association invited 364 individuals dm2 least 18 years old complete paperbased survey questions addressing experiences interacting communicating general practitioners nurses dieticians diabetologists readiness change targeted habits health literacy clinical status 109 questionnaires collected 100 eligible descriptive inferential statistical analysis regarding nutritional habits highest percentage participants maintenance stage 26 whereas regarding physical activity habits highest percentage participants preparation stage 31 significant differences habits emerged four five stages two psychological processes precontemplation stage associated communicationrelated variables whereas maintenance stage associated higher health literacy habits waisttoheight ratio associated several stages change psychological processes physical activity habits considering aggregated stages ie active passive stage significant differences observed psychological processes except readiness change nutritional habits logistic regression analysis revealed associations active stage higher selfefficacy lower discrepancy processes habits nutritional habits associated normal hba1c values physical activity habits high cholesterol understanding combination stages change relate psychological processes afford meaningful insights potential internal external communication skills health professions examined possible elements patient evaluation model