Anderson R M, Fitzgerald J T, Funnell M M, Barr P A, Stepien C J, Hiss R G, Armbruster B A
Diabetes Educ. 1994 Jan-Feb;20(1):29-34. doi: 10.1177/014572179402000106.
This study evaluated a monthly, activated patient newsletter sent to over 7000 patients in Michigan with diabetes. The newsletter provided concise and action-oriented information about diabetes care. Patients who had signed up to receive the newsletter during the first 4 months of the project (1863) were surveyed to determine how many patients found the newsletter helpful; 80% (1498) of the patients replied. Patients who found the newsletter most helpful were older; had lower incomes, and reported more complications, less understanding of diabetes, and being in poorer overall health. They also were more likely to have non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) than insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). We concluded that the activated patient newsletter is a useful public health/patient education intervention for persons with diabetes. Such a newsletter should be part of a coordinated system of ongoing patient care, education, screening, and social and psychological support.
本研究评估了一份每月向密歇根州7000多名糖尿病患者发送的活跃患者通讯。该通讯提供了有关糖尿病护理的简明且注重行动的信息。对在项目前4个月报名接收通讯的患者（1863名）进行了调查，以确定有多少患者认为该通讯有帮助；80%（1498名）的患者进行了回复。认为通讯最有帮助的患者年龄较大；收入较低，报告的并发症更多，对糖尿病的了解较少，总体健康状况较差。与胰岛素依赖型糖尿病（IDDM）患者相比，他们患非胰岛素依赖型糖尿病（NIDDM）的可能性也更高。我们得出结论，活跃患者通讯是一种对糖尿病患者有用的公共卫生/患者教育干预措施。这样的通讯应成为持续的患者护理、教育、筛查以及社会和心理支持协调系统的一部分。
