Trial reportThe British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners2000
More good than harm: a randomised controlled trial of the effect of education about familial risk of diabetes on psychological outcomes.
Trial report in The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners, 2000. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.
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- The effect of genetic counseling for adult offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes on attitudes toward diabetes and its heredity: a randomized controlled trial.Journal of genetic counseling · 2014Trial
- Using web-based familial risk information for diabetes prevention: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2013Trial
- Impact of communicating familial risk of diabetes on illness perceptions and self-reported behavioral outcomes: a randomized controlled trial.Diabetes care · 2009Trial
- Knowledge about the Risk of Cardiovascular Disease among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Visiting the Outpatient Clinics at Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Patient Decision-Making About Self-Disclosure of a Type 2 Diabetes Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study.Diabetes spectrum : a publication of the American Diabetes Association · 2022Article
- An assessment of genetic counseling services for individuals with multiple sclerosis.Journal of genetic counseling · 2015Article
- Genomic counseling: next generation counseling.Journal of genetic counseling · 2014Article
- Determinants of diabetes knowledge in a cohort of Nigerian diabetics.Journal of diabetes and metabolic disorders · 2014Article
- Health care providers' perspective on using family history in the prevention of type 2 diabetes: a qualitative study including different disciplines.BMC family practice · 2013Article
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- Randomized controlled trial of the effectiveness of genetic counseling and a distance, computer-based, lifestyle intervention program for adult offspring of patients with type 2 diabetes: background, study protocol, and baseline patient characteristics.Journal of nutrition and metabolism · 2012Article
- Impact of a Booklet about Diabetes Genetic Susceptibility and Its Prevention on Attitudes towards Prevention and Perceived Behavioral Change in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Their Offspring.Advances in preventive medicine · 2011Article
- Using family history information to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent diseases; a discussion of the evidence.BMC public health · 2010Article
- Knowledge and perceptions of diabetes in a semi-urban Omani population.BMC public health · 2008Article
- Perceived likelihood of developing diabetes among high-risk Oregonians.Preventing chronic disease · 2005Article
- A critical dialogue: communicating with type 2 diabetes patients about cardiovascular risk.Vascular health and risk management · 2005Review
- Risk and prevention of type II diabetes: offspring's views.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2001Article
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Abstract
backgroundOffspring of people with type 2 diabetes underestimate their risk of developing the disease and know little about primary prevention. However, education about risk might cause psychological harm.
aimTo examine cognitive and psychological effects of education about personal risk.
methodPatients with type 2 diabetes were recruited from randomly selected general practices. One of their adult offspring was randomly selected and randomly allocated into one of three groups: 1. Group 1: given an initial interview, education, and a final interview; 2. Group 2: given an initial and final interview; and 3. Group 3: given one interview only. Psychological outcomes were assessed using Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD) and Positive Well-Being Scale (PWB) scores.
resultsSixty-nine per cent (105/152) of eligible offspring participated. Ninety-one per cent (96/152) completed the study. Comparing first and final interviews, in Group 1, significantly fewer responders at final interview (after education) thought that their risk of developing diabetes was 'low' (65% versus 41%, P = 0.027), while in Group 2, there was no significant change in risk perception (P = 0.13). Significantly fewer people in the educated group (Group 1, final interview) than in the control group (Group 3) thought their risk of developing diabetes was 'low' (41% versus 77%, P = 0.002). Risk education did not affect total HAD scores or PWB scores significantly.
conclusionEducating offspring of people with type 2 diabetes in this way about their risk of diabetes and possible preventive strategies increases their perception of personal risk but does not cause psychological harm.
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