Author/Editor		Vermeire, Etienne; Hearnshaw, Hilary; Raetsep, Anneli; Levasseur, Gwenola; Petek, Davorina; van Dam, Henk; van der Horst, Frans; Vinter-Repalust, Nevenka
Title		Obstacles to adherence in living with type-2 diabetes: an international qualitative study using meta-ethnography (EUROBSTACLE)
Type		članek
Source		Primary Care Diabetes
Vol. and No.		Letnik 1
Publication year		2007
Volume		str. 25-33
Language		eng
Abstract		Quantitative studies failed to determine variables which consistently explain adherence or non-adherence to treatment recommendations. Qualitative studies identified issues such as the quality of the health provider‐health receiver relationship and the patient’s health beliefs. According to these findings, 39 focus groups of 246 people living with type-2 diabetes were conducted in seven European countries, assessing health beliefs, communication with caregivers and problems encountered in adhering to treatment regimens. Meta-ethnography was later applied to make a qualitative meta-analysis. Obstacles to adherence are common across countries, and seem to be related less to issues of the health-care system and more to patient’s knowledge about diabetes, beliefs and attitudes and the relationship with healthcare professionals. The resulting key themes are course of diabetes, information, person and context, body awareness and relationship with the health care provider. Meta-ethnography is a feasible tool for the meta-analysis of multilingual qualitative data and leads to a richer account.
Descriptors		DIABETES MELLITUS, NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE HEALTH EDUCATION PHYSICIAN-PATIENT RELATIONS META-ANALYSIS QUESTIONNAIRES