Female | Male | ||||||
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Question | n = 532 | Col% | n = 550) | Col % | AORa | 95% CI | P-value |
Have you talked to any of these people about your diabetes in the last 12 months? | |||||||
A family doctor at the surgery? | 387 | 72.7 | 441 | 80.2 | 0.67 | 0.53 to 0.84 | 0.002 |
A practice nurse at your surgery? | 379 | 71.2 | 432 | 78.5 | 0.67 | 0.50 to 0.89 | 0.01 |
An optician? | 292 | 54.9 | 326 | 59.3 | 0.84 | 0.62 to 1.14 | 0.25 |
A chiropodist? | 229 | 43.0 | 230 | 41.8 | 1.05 | 0.78 to 1.41 | 0.74 |
A dietician? | 143 | 26.9 | 144 | 26.2 | 1.05 | 0.90 to 1.22 | 0.54 |
Are you able to book routine appointments at a time convenient for you? | 414 | 77.8 | 460 | 83.6 | 0.47 | 0.30 to 0.74 | 0.002 |
If you need to telephone your surgery is it usually easy to get through? | 448 | 84.2 | 482 | 87.6 | 0.72 | 0.51 to 1.01 | 0.06 |
If you needed an urgent appointment for diabetes care do you think the surgery would fit you in on the same day? | 327 | 61.5 | 365 | 66.4 | 0.83 | 0.60 to 1.14 | 0.23 |
Do you always or sometimes have problems understanding what the doctor or nurse has said to you? | 229 | 43.0 | 193 | 35.1 | 1.42 | 1.04 to 1.93 | 0.03 |
AOR = adjusted odds ratio. Col % = column percentage.
↵a The odds ratios compare women with men, are adjusted for age, and take account of clustering by practice. Values given are for those answering ‘yes’ to the question.