Teaching and motivating patients to control their risk factors retards progression of cardiovascular as well as microvascular sequelae of Type 2 diabetes mellitus- a randomized prospective 8 years follow-up study

Aims  To examine whether motivating patients to gain expertise and closely follow their risk parameters will attenuate the course of microvascular and cardiovascular sequelae of diabetes. Methods  A randomized prospective study on 165 patients with diabetes mellitus Type 2, hypertension (> 140/90...

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Published in:Diabetic medicine 2005-04, Vol.22 (4), p.410-414
Main Authors: Rachmani, R., Slavachevski, I., Berla, M., Frommer-Shapira, R., Ravid, M.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Aged
Atherosclerosis (general aspects, experimental research)
Biological and medical sciences
Blood and lymphatic vessels
Cardiology. Vascular system
Diabetes Complications - prevention & control
Diabetes Complications - psychology
diabetes mellitus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - complications
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - drug therapy
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 - psychology
Diabetes. Impaired glucose tolerance
Diabetic Angiopathies - prevention & control
diabetic complications
Diabetic Nephropathies - prevention & control
Diabetic Retinopathy - prevention & control
Disease Progression
Endocrine pancreas. Apud cells (diseases)
Endocrinopathies
Epidemiologic Methods
Humans
intensive management
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Motivation
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Myocardial Infarction - prevention & control
patient education
Patient Education as Topic
Stroke - etiology
Stroke - prevention & control
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Summary:Aims  To examine whether motivating patients to gain expertise and closely follow their risk parameters will attenuate the course of microvascular and cardiovascular sequelae of diabetes. Methods  A randomized prospective study on 165 patients with diabetes mellitus Type 2, hypertension (> 140/90 mmHg) and hyperlipidaemia (LDL‐C > 3 mmol/l), referred for consultation to a diabetes clinic in an academic hospital. Patients were randomly allocated to standard consultation (SC) or to a patient participation (PP) and teaching programme. Follow‐up continued by primary care physicians. Results  The mean follow‐up was 7.7 years. SC group patients each attended eight annual consultations. The PP patients initiated on average 1.2 ± 0.8 additional consultations per annum. The relative risk (RR) over 8 years, for the combined cardiovascular event index in the intervention (PP) vs. the control (SC) group was 0.65 (95% CI 0.41–0.89, P = 0.001). Nephropathy developed in 14 vs. 7 patients in the SC and PP groups, respectively, RR 0.50 (95% CI 0.28–0.85, P = 0.02), retinopathy developed in 35 vs. 21 patients, RR 0.60 (95% CI 0.21–0.82, P = 0.03). Throughout the study, period blood pressure, LDL‐C and HbA1c were significantly lower in the PP than in the SC patients. Conclusion  Well‐informed and motivated patients, were more successful in maintaining good control of their risk factors, resulting in reduced cardiovascular risk and slower progression of microvascular disease.
ISSN:0742-3071
1464-5491
DOI:10.1111/j.1464-5491.2005.01428.x