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

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients 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.

Methods

Cross-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.

Results

Questionnaires were returned from 257 families (42% response rate) with two res

SUBMITTER: Whitford DL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2796668 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature