Endocrine Abstracts

Background: Health numeracy is the ability to understand, and act upon quantitative data, in an appropriate and effective manner. Health numeracy is distinct from health literacy. Health numeracy is associated with better self-management.Aims and objectives: This study was performed at two endocrine centres in north India, to assess and improve the health numeracy of patients with type 2 diabetes, with an aim to improving the quality of shared decision m...

This multicentric cross sectional study, conducted in northern India, aimed to assess the clinical profile of socioeconomically underprivileged children and adolescents, aged below 18 years, with type 1 diabetes. A structured questionnaire was distributed to OPD patients, after taking informed written consent. These patients hailed from six states of India, thus providing a comprehensive picture of the burden of disease. Data was collected regarding their clinical history and ...