Different information needs in subgroups of people with diabetes mellitus: a latent class analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Current evidence suggests that the information needs of people with diabetes mellitus differ across patient groups. With a view to being able to provide individualized information, this study aims to identify (i) the diabetes-related information needs of people with diabetes mellitus; (ii) different subgroups of people with specific information needs; and (iii) associated characteristics of the identified subgroups, such as sociodemographic characteristics, diabetes-related comorbidities, and well-being.

Methods

This cross-sectional study was based on data from 837 respondents with diabetes mellitus who participated in the population-based KORA (Cooperative Health Research in the Augsburg Region) Health Survey 2016 in Southern Germany (KORA GEFU 4 study) (45.6% fe

SUBMITTER: Borgmann SO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7730786 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature