J 2015

Fear of driving license withdrawal in patients with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus negatively influences their decision to report severe hypoglycemic events to physicians

BROŽ, J, M BRABEC, DJ ZDARSKA, Z FEDAKOVA, L HOSKOVCOVA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Fear of driving license withdrawal in patients with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus negatively influences their decision to report severe hypoglycemic events to physicians

Name in Czech

Fear of driving license withdrawal in patients with insulin-treated diabetes mellitus negatively influences their decision to report severe hypoglycemic events to physicians

Authors

BROŽ, J, M BRABEC, DJ ZDARSKA, Z FEDAKOVA, L HOSKOVCOVA, JY YOU, V DONICOVA, Petr HLAĎO, D RAHELIC, M KVAPIL and J POLAK

Edition

PATIENT PREFERENCE AND ADHERENCE, ALBANY, DOVE MEDICAL PRESS LTD, 2015, 1177-889X

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

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Impact factor

Impact factor: 1.718

DOI

UT WoS

000362296700001

Keywords in English

hypoglycemia; education; law; type 1 diabetes
Změněno: 3/4/2017 17:00, doc. PhDr. Petr Hlaďo, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Background: Under current European Union legislation, two severe hypoglycemic events within 12 months is grounds for driving license withdrawal. The aim of the study reported here was to determine whether fear of such a withdrawal could lead to patients concealing severe hypoglycemia from physicians, which could negatively impact further treatment decisions. Methods: A total of 663 patients with insulin-treated diabetes were anonymously surveyed about whether they would conceal severe hypoglycemic events from their physicians, if revealing them could result in driving license withdrawal. This investigation utilized an adapted and expanded questionnaire by Graveling et al. Results: Of all diabetic patients surveyed, 26.17% would most likely not report hypoglycemia, and 25.86% were undecided. In a group of patients with type 1 diabetes, 31.83% would likely not report hypoglycemic events, and 25.06% were undecided. The patients least likely to report severe hypoglycemic events were those who indicated that vehicles were partly essential for work, and who also had more than two hypoglycemic events monthly. Conclusion: A considerable percentage of diabetic patients would likely conceal severe hypoglycemic events from their physicians due to fear of driving license withdrawal. Patient failure to report severe hypoglycemic events can potentially lead to physicians being mis-informed regarding the patient's condition, which could lead to inadequate monitoring and treatment.