Healthcare experience among patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional survey using the IEXPAC tool.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

To assess the experience with health care among patients with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and to evaluate patients' demographic variables and healthcare-related characteristics which may affect their experience.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey was delivered to T2DM adults. Patient experiences were assessed with the 'Instrument for Evaluation of the Experience of Chronic Patients' (IEXPAC) questionnaire, a validated 12-item survey, which describes patient experience within the last 6 months (items 1-11) and hospitalization in the last 3 years (item 12), with possible scores ranging from 0 (worst) to 10 (best experience).

Results

A total of 451 T2DM patients responded to the survey (response rate 72.3%; mean age 69.5 ± 10.1 years, 67.8% men). The mean overall IEXPAC sco

SUBMITTER: Orozco-Beltran D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8029499 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature