Health Beliefs of Type II Diabetes in British Indians

• Research type

  Research Study

• Full title

  An exploratory study into the Health Beliefs of Type II Diabetes in British Indians

• IRAS ID

  171109

• Contact name

  Steve Iliffe

• Contact email

  s.iliffe@ucl.ac.uk

• Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier

  Z6364106/2015/01/33, UCL Data Protection Reference number:

• Duration of Study in the UK

  0 years, 4 months, 0 days

• Research summary

  The aim of this study is to use semi-structured interviews with a structured vignette and pile sorting exercise to investigate the health beliefs of British Indians suffering from Type II diabetes. The study aims to gain an insight into the compliance of medication, any social or cultural barriers to diabetic management, food and eating practices and the knowledge the patients have of their condition and its long-term complications.

• REC name

  North West - Preston Research Ethics Committee

• REC reference

  15/NW/0181

• Date of REC Opinion

  25 Feb 2015

• REC opinion

  Favourable Opinion