Dear Christine,
Your study sounds very interesting but I must agree with Jane's comments below. Our research - also funded by D-UK - showed the importance of alternative modes of data collection in South Asians and there have been a number of other publications giving the same message. Have you seen the recent D-UK publication on the Involvement of South Asians with Diabetes in Research?
Kind regards
Cathy
Dr Cathy E. Lloyd
Senior Lecturer
Faculty of Health & Social Care
The Open University
Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
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Tel: 01908 654283
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From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jane Fountain
Sent: 19 August 2009 16:12
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Subject: literacy? RE: Diabetes study in UK hospitals
It's good that you had the questionnaire translated, but have you considered that many older people from the South Asian communities cannot read nor write in any language? Any of the advertising that you mention needs to consider this - and also, of course, if the questionnaire is self-completion, this also rules out those who have poor literacy.
Jane
Jane Fountain
Professor of Substance Use Research
International School for Communities, Rights and Inclusion (ISCRI)
University of Central Lancashire
Preston, UK
tel: +44 (0)1772 892 780
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From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Christine Jones [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 19 August 2009 15:51
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Subject: Diabetes study in UK hospitals
I am the coordinator of a national study funded by Diabetes UK which aims to
assess and improve the satisfaction of South Asian patients with their
diabetes treatment while in hospital.
The DIPSat (Diabetes Inpatient Satisfaction) study is currently being
undertaken in 60 hospitals throughout the UK. The questionnaire has been
translated into 5 South Asian languages: Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi and
Urdu, and is also available in English.
To date, we have had very few questionnaires returned from South Asian
patients even though we have targeted 25 hospitals in areas with a high
South Asian population. Therefore, we are trying to advertise the study in
areas which are popular with this ethnic group.
If you or a member of your family is going into hospital and would be interested
in giving your views on your hospital stay, please ask to speak to the Diabetes
Inpatient Specialist Nurse to see if your hospital is taking part in the DIPSat
study.
If you would like to know more about the study or which hospitals are taking
part in the DIPSat study, then contact the study coordinator, Christine Jones
by e-mail at [log in to unmask] or by telephone on 01603 288206
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