Type 2 diabetes and urinary and lower respiratory tract infections.
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention group of patients and general practitioners participates in an educational program on urinary tract and lower respiratory tract infections. The control group doesn’t receive any inter
Sponsors
University Medical Center Utrecht.
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with type 2 diabetes, aged 45 years or older who are able to attend a meeting and without a Dutch language barrier.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients >= 85 years.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported behaviour with regard to the uptake of measures relevant to patients and healthcare providers on the basis of the developed educational program. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The following outcomes are assessed both in persons with diabetes and in primary health care providers: 1. Awareness of the possibility of an abnormal course and a specific treatment of common infections in persons with diabetes; 2. Knowledge about infections and prevention of an abnormal course in persons with diabetes; 3. Attitude towards infections in persons with diabetes. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactLeonie M.A.J. Muller
University Medical Center Utrecht (UMCU), Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Str. HP. 6.131, P.O. Box 85060
Outcome results
None listed