title: The impact of sharing personalised clinical information with people with type 2 diabetes prior to their consultation: A pilot randomised controlled trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the impact of sharing personalised clinical information with people with type 2 diabetes prior to their out-patient consultation on patient involvement during the consultation, diabetes self-management self-efficacy and glycaemic control.
  
  
  METHODS
  A pilot three-arm randomised controlled trial. The 'intervention booklet' group received a booklet including personalised clinical information, a 'general information booklet' control group received a booklet with no personalised clinical information and a 'usual care' control group received no written information.
  
  
  RESULTS
  136 people took part. The intervention group were significantly more likely to have shown the booklet to a 'significant other', (48% V 23%, p<0.05), brought the booklet with them to the clinic (85% V 35%, p<0.005) and to refer to the booklet during the consultation (45% V 13%, p<0.005). No significant differences in patient involvement during the consultation, diabetes management self-efficacy or glycaemic control were found between the three groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although participants found it useful to receive their clinical results, no differences were found in the patient outcomes measured.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Further pilot work on the timing of the intervention, who it is targeted at and what outcomes are measured is warranted before proceeding to a full-scale RCT.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Medicine, NUI Galway, Ireland. Electronic address: maire.odonnell@nuigalway.ie.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: O'Donnell
authors.affiliation: HRB Clinical Research Facility, NUI Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alvarez-Iglesias
authors.affiliation: School of Psychology, NUI Galway, Ireland.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Medicine, NUI Galway, Ireland; Department of Diabetes and Endocrinology, Galway University Hospitals, Ireland.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Dinneen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000379:methods; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010045:Outpatients; D010174:Pamphlets; D010358:Patient Participation; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000379:methods; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012017:Referral and Consultation; D012648:Self Care; D020377:Self Efficacy
chemical_list: D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin
keywords: Doctor-patient communication; Patient information; Patient-centered care; Type 2 diabetes