The provision of diabetes information collections in public libraries as an adjunct to patient centred education: a preliminary study
✍ Scribed by Curtis, S. ;Hall, J. ;Robertson, A.
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 152 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1357-8170
- DOI
- 10.1002/pdi.19
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✦ Synopsis
Abstract
From August 1995 onwards a range of diabetes information, designed for parents, young adults and older people, was placed in the 19 public libraries of Tameside and Glossop. The availability of the collections was promoted to newly diagnosed and established diabetic patients via dietitians, practice nurses and chiropodists. An on‐going promotion of the project to the public was organised. Loans from the collections were quite impressive with between 3000 and 3500 loans being made over a three year period. Patients were appreciative of the project and an ongoing survey of diabetes knowledge amongst newly diagnosed patients is suggesting that patients borrowing from the project may be increasing their knowledge and understanding score in the first year following diagnosis, while patients who do not borrow from the collections are not. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.