
%0 Journal Article
%A Porter, Tesa 
%A Le Li&#xe8;vre, Clem 
%A Lawrenson, Ross 
%T Why don&#x92;t patients with diagnosed diabetes attend a free &#x91;Get Checked&#x92; annual review?
%J Journal of Primary Health Care
%D 2009/09/01
%V 1
%N 3
%P 222-225
%K 
%R https://doi.org/10.1071/HC09222
%U https://www.publish.csiro.au/paper/HC09222 
%X Introduction : A key strategy for improving the management of patients with diabetes is the provision of a free annual review &#x91;Get Checked&#x92;. Although it is known that certain patients do not attend these free reviews, little is known about the barriers. METHODS: A group of patients with diabetes who had not attended an annual review in the previous two years were identified and sent questionnaires asking about the barriers to attending. Non-respondents where followed up with a telephone call. Barriers were thematically analysed. FINDINGS: 26/68 patients identified patients responded (38%). Key issues identified included difficulty with transport, conflict with work and lack of motivation. There were differences in responses between Maori and non-Maori. CONCLUSION: Recommendations include more emphasis in recognising Maori tikanga (culture), more flexible provision of services to allow working patients to attend and increased emphasis on reminders for patients. KEYW ORDS: Diabetes mellitus; Maori; family practice; barriers 
