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In order to examine the causes of non-attendance in a diabetic clinic, a 1-year retrospective casenote review of 259 diabetic patients with no evidence of major complications was undertaken. Frequency of clinic attendance, clinic non-attendance, and glycaemic control (HbA1c) were recorded. In a sub-sample of 82 patients, more detailed demographic data was obtained via questionnaire. During the previous year 39 % of patients had failed to attend the clinic on at least one occasion and 10 % were recurrent non-attenders. Nonattenders had a significantly higher mean HbA 1c compared with those who did attend (8.1 ± 2.2 vs 7.6 ± 1.6 %; p = 0.03). They were also significantly younger (mean age 27 ± 7 vs 29 ± 9 yrs; p = 0.02) and had a significantly shorter duration of diabetes (12 ± 8 vs 15 ± 10 yrs; p = 0.02). Attendance did not differ according to gender or age of onset of diabetes. Sub-sample analysis showed that smokers, those with children at home, and single parents were all more likely to default from their appointments. Non-attendance is a significant problem at our diabetic clinic, however, by addressing the reasons why patients fail to attend clinic we hope to develop strategies

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Author

P.H. Dyer; C.E. Lloyd; R.J. Lancashire; S.C. Bain; A.H. Barnett

Publisher

John Wiley and Sons; Wiley (Blackwell Publishing); Blackwell Publishing Inc.; Wiley (ISSN 0742-3071)

Published

1998

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)