Lower education and immigrant background are associated with lower participation in a diabetes education program – Insights from adult patients in the Outcomes & Multi-morbidity In Type 2 diabetes cohort (OMIT)

• DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2022.107577
• Publication Date: 2022-11-25T20:35:12Z
• Authors: Ragnhild B. Stran...; Roy M. Nilsen; Frans Pouwer; Jannicke Igland; Rachel B. Forster; Anne Karen Jenum; Esben S. Buhl; Marjolein M. Iversen
• Keywords: Norwegian

Diabetes educational programmes should be offered to patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). We assessed the proportion of program participation among adults T2DM, and its associations place residence in Norway, education, immigrant background. identified 28,128 diagnosed T2DM (2008–2019) Outcomes & Multi-morbidity In Type cohort. To examine between sociodemographic factors start courses (yes/no), we computed adjusted risk ratios (95% CI) using log-binomial regression. Overall, 18% participated on course, but partaking differed by Norwegian counties (range:12–34%). Individuals an background were 29% less likely participate (RR 0.71, CI 0.65–0.79). Similarly, those a lower level 23% 0.77, 0.72–0.83) than highest education. The association education course was not significant subgroup individuals 0.88 0.70–1.12). found that overall low, especially low More efforts are needed promote T2DM.