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Nurse Practitioner Perceptions of a Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool in the Retail Clinic Setting
Kristen L. Marjama, JoAnn S. Oliver, and Jennifer Hayes
Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, burdening society with
high costs for treatment and placing increased demand on the health care system (1). According
to the 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report, an estimated 29.1 million people in the United
States have diabetes, and 8.1 million of them are undiagnosed (2). The lack of screening for early
identification of patients at risk for type 2 diabetes is a significant clin- ical problem. Health care
providers (HCPs) need to be aware of the in- creasing diabetes burden and to pri- oritize the
screening of patients who may be at risk. Screening for risk can aid in both efforts to prevent the
development of diabetes and early management of the disease to reduce complications. Clinical
trials have demonstrated that type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented through life- style
modification or pharmacother- apy for people at increased risk (3).
In order to reduce risk for those at risk of developing diabetes, screen- ing is a priority that will
raise patient
awareness. Many patients are not aware of their risk for type 2 dia- betes until they receive a
confirmed diagnosis from their HCP. There are numerous health care settings in which
screenings can be imple- mented, including but not limited to primary care practices, urgent care
centers, hospital emergency depart- ments, and retail health clinics.
Retail clinics are located in retail supermarket and pharmacy chains to provide high-quality,
affordable, and easily accessible health care services for communities. A true measure of quality
in retail clinics is their degree of adherence to several measures iden- tified in the Healthcare
Effectiveness Data and Information Set (4). Services in this type of setting may include treatment
of acute episodic conditions, physical examinations, vaccinations, health screenings, and
prevention and management of chronic conditions (5). Retail clinics provide services to patients
with or without insurance or a primary care “home.” Patients’ visits to a retail clinic
afford the opportunity to assess
â– IN BRIEF This article describes a study to gain insight into the utility and perceived
feasibility of the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Risk Test (DRT) implemented
by nurse practitioners (NPs) in the retail clinic setting. The DRT is intended for those without a
known risk for diabetes. Researchers invited 1,097 NPs working in the retail clinics of a
nationwide company to participate voluntarily in an online questionnaire. Of the 248 NPs who
sent in complete responses, 114 (46%) indicated that they used the DRT in the clinic. Overall
mean responses from these NPs indicated that they perceive the DRT as a feasible tool in the
retail clinic setting. Use of the DRT or similar risk assessment tools in the retail clinic setting can
aid in the identification of people at risk for type 2 diabetes.
University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing, Tuscaloosa, AL
Corresponding author: Kristen L. Marjama, [email protected]
DOI: 10.2337/cd15-0054
©2016 by the American Diabetes Association. Readers may use this article as long as the work
is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. See http://
creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 for details.
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their risk for diabetes and focus on wellness and prevention strategies.
A multifaceted approach is needed to alter the current diabetes trend in the United States. One
important factor is the engagement of HCPs in screening and communicating health risk
information to their patients (6). Using a diabetes risk assessment tool in the retail clinic setting
may help to identify patients who are at risk, improve or complement other risk assessment
approaches used by HCPs, and enhance communication between HCPs and their patients
regarding type 2 diabetes risk. This study aimed to explore the utility and perceptions of a
diabetes risk assessment tool implemented by nurse practitioners (NPs) in the retail clinic setting.
The number of adults with dia- betes in the United States increased from 5.5 million in 1980 to
21.3 mil- lion in 2012 (7). In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
estimated that 86 million adults (one in three) had prediabe- tes, which is a condition that places
people at risk for developing type 2 diabetes (7). From 2008 to 2012, the cost of diabetes
increased 41%, from $176 million to $245 million (8). Thus, it has become increasingly
important to identify individuals who would benefit from interventions aimed at preventing the
development of diabetes.
The Problem HCPs play a major role in improving the quality of health care and thus increasing
the value of services pro- vided (9). Such quality improvement occurs primarily at the level of
inter- action between HCPs and patients. Providers need evidence-based tools and resources to
aid them in initiating important conversations and provid- ing high-quality care to every patient.
However, studies have identified barriers to HCPs’ use of type 2 dia- betes risk assessment
tools. These barriers include attitudes about avail- able tools, the impracticality of their
use, and a lack of reimbursement for administering them (10). A diabe- tes risk assessment tool
that can be completed by patients while they are waiting to be seen at a clinic could be an
effective way to screen all patients. A tool that is easy for patients to use and understand can play
a major role in increasing patients’ awareness of their risk for diabetes.
One Solution Dealing with the demands of the di- abetes epidemic requires health care
organizations to develop innovative, coordinated approaches to prevention and care (11). Several
health care or- ganizations operate retail clinics. This study was implemented with NPs em-
ployed by one national retail clinic organization. Primary prevention and health promotion,
discussed at every clinic encounter regardless of the rea- son for the visit, can be successful at
reducing disease occurrence and im- proving health (12). Currently, there is no evidence in the
literature regard- ing the use and feasibility of a diabe- tes risk assessment tool in the retail clinic
setting. Understanding the per- ceptions of a diabetes risk assessment tool used by NPs in the
retail clinic setting will provide a framework to assist in the development of a diabe- tes
screening program. Assessing NPs’ perceptions of this intervention also may lead to
increased or continued use of the risk assessment tool and identify factors that are negatively in-
fluencing its continued use. The re- sults may encourage other retail clinic organizations to adopt
the use of a di- abetes risk assessment tool in practice.
The American Diabetes Associa- tion (ADA) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force
(USPSTF) have established guidelines for detecting prediabetes and type 2 diabetes for the
purposes of prevention and early intervention. A study comparing these guidelines found that the
ADA guidelines detected 38.9% more cases of prediabetes and 24.3% more cases of type 2
diabetes than the USPSTF guidelines (13). ADA recommends
the Diabetes Risk Test (DRT) as a tool for assessing patients’ risk for type 2 diabetes (14).
The DRT is currently used in the retail clinic organization selected for this study. This diabetes
risk assessment tool has also been adopted by the National Institutes of Health/CDC National
Diabetes Education Program (15). Since 20 November 2014, the retail organization involved in
this study has encouraged having patients complete the DRT in its retail clinic waiting rooms.
The DRT is a one-page form con- taining seven questions regarding patients’ age, sex,
history of gesta- tional diabetes, family history of diabetes, history of hypertension, physical
activity, and weight (14). Patients are instructed to add up the scores based on their answers to
determine whether they are at risk for type 2 diabetes. Those whose scores indicate that they are
at risk are encouraged to participate in a diabe- tes screening visit at the retail clinic.
This study examined how NPs in this retail clinic setting perceive the merit of the DRT in terms
of adding value to screening for type 2 diabe- tes and whether NPs perceive that it initiates,
complements, and improves risk-related conversations between patients and providers. The study
also assessed how NPs perceive patients’ use of and satisfaction with the DRT. The DRT
was made available for use as a resource 5 months before the ini- tiation of this study.
Methods An online questionnaire to assess NPs’ use and perceptions of the DRT was
developed using Survey Monkey, a Web-based survey tool (16). Retail clinics in 26 markets
were selected for this project, and 1,097 NPs were invited to participate. All NPs in the selected
markets were sent an email message describing the purpose of the study, the time required for
participa- tion, and an Internet link they could open to complete the questionnaire. NPs’
participation was voluntary,
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consent was obtained from all partic- ipants, and all survey responses were anonymous. NPs
could withdraw from completing the survey at any point without any consequences.
The questionnaire consisted of 15 items. The first three gathered demographic information,
including practice location, years of clinical experience as an NP, and average number of patients
seen per day. The fourth asked whether the NP had used or was currently using the DRT. If the
answer was no, the partici- pant was not asked to complete the remaining 11 items, and the
survey was considered complete. Participants who had used or were currently using the DRT
proceeded through the remaining items, which assessed their perceptions of use of the DRT
(Table 1).
The survey items were developed to assess perceptions of the feasibility and value of a risk
assessment tool (17). Several concepts were used to measure feasibility, including per- ceptions
of patient use, provider approach, and patient-provider inter- action. For each item, respondents
used a 5-point Likert scale (Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, or Strongly Agree) to
indicate the degree to which they agreed with the given statement.
Participants completed surveys from 15 April 2015 through 29 April 2015. Of the 1,097 NPs
who were invited to participate, 258 returned responses. Ten responses contained no data and
were therefore deleted, leaving 248 responses for analysis (response rate of 22.61%).
SPSS Statistics version 22 com- puter software (IBM, Armonk, N.Y.) was used for descriptive
and inferen- tial statistical analyses. All variables were examined for accuracy of data entry.
Mean responses to each question were examined to facili- tate discussion of the results; mean
responses are a good indicator of the aggregate direction toward the two ends of the scale for
each question. With responses restricted to a 5-point
Likert scale, a mean response value of 3 is the midpoint value of the scale and implies a neutral
stance. A mean response of <3 implies that responses were in the “disagree― direction, and
a mean of >3 indicates that responses were in the “agree― direction. For analysis, a Pearson
correlation coef- ficient was used to determine the presence of a correlation between variables.
Results Of the 248 responses available for analysis, the highest response rates came from
Chicago, Ill., with 27 re- sponses (10.89%); Atlanta, Ga., with 26 responses (10.48%); and
Orlando, Fla., with 23 responses (9.27%). A to- tal of 243 participants indicated that they were
NPs. Of these, 80 (32.92%) had 0–5 years of clinical experience, 65 (26.75%) had 6–10
years, 41 (16.87%) had 11–15 years, and 57 (23.46%) had ≥15 years of experience (Figure
1). Of the 246 participants who responded to the question about the number of patients they see
on average each day at their retail clinic, 163 (66.26%) reported seeing 11–20 patients per day,
57 (23.17%) report- ed seeing 0–10 patients, 24 (9.76%) reported seeing 21–30 patients, and
2 (0.81%) reported seeing ≥31 patients per day.
Of the 248 respondents who reported on their use of the DRT in their retail clinic, 134 (54.03%)
indi- cated that they did not use the DRT, whereas 114 participants (45.97%) reported that they
did. Of the 114 participants who did use the DRT, 106 provided responses to the 11 perception
questions regarding the feasibility of DRT use in their retail clinic setting. The majority of those
106 respondents were NPs with 1–5 years of experience (34.9%) who reported seeing 11–20
patients per day (61.3%).
Descriptive statistical analysis was performed (Table 2). The lowest mean response to any of the
11 survey items was for item 8 (“Contributes to the number of repeat visits to the retail
clinic―). The mean score of 3.0000 for that item indicates that participants overall were
neutral on this issue. The meaningful measure for this item was the percentage of respon- dents
strongly agreeing/agreeing (22.6%) versus those strongly dis- agreeing/disagreeing (23.6%).
Mean responses to each of the 11 perception items ranged from those indicating “neutral―
to those indicating “agree.― The highest mean response (3.8868) was for item 3 (“Does
not take long for patients to complete―). Again, the meaningful measure for this item
TABLE 1. Items on Perception of Feasibility From my clinical perspective, the Diabetes Risk
Test:
1. Is readily accepted by patients for completion
2. Helps patients easily understand if they are at risk for diabetes
3. Does not take long for patients to complete
4. Initiates more patient-to-provider conversation regarding diabetes
5. Complements my approach to discussing risk for diabetes with patients
6. Improves my approach to discussing risk for diabetes with patients
7. Increases patient desire to participate in the diabetes screening service at the retail clinic
8. Contributes to the number of repeat visits to the retail clinic
9. Saves time in tailoring the discussion with patients with identified risk factors
10. Improves the quality of the diabetes screening service offered at the retail clinic
11. Increases patient satisfaction with care provided
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was the percentage of respondents strongly agreeing/agreeing (81.1%) versus those strongly
disagreeing/ disagreeing (5.7%). To assess overall feasibility of DRT use in the retail clinic
setting, the overall mean of all 11 individual mean responses was cal- culated to be 3.6046,
which indicates that responses overall were in the “agree― direction. Correlation of the 11
perception items of feasibility was significant at the 0.01 level according
to the Pearson correlation coefficient (Table 3).
Discussion Assessing the use of the DRT and evaluating NPs’ perceptions of the feasibility
of its use can be essential in determining whether this screening tool for type 2 diabetes has value
in guiding the current or future health care approach for utilization with pa- tients and facilitating
patient-provider communication. In the setting stud-
ied here, utilization of the DRT was recommended but not mandated, and the majority of NPs
(54.03%) indicated that they did not use the DRT. However, the overall mean of responses to the
perception items from NPs who have used the DRT indicates that these NPs agree that using a
diabetes risk assessment tool in the retail clinic setting is feasible. There was only one neutral
response, and it was on the DRT’s contribution
TABLE 2. Mean and Proportion Responses to Items on Perception (n = 106) Item Mean
Standard Deviation Strongly Agree/ Agree
(%) Strongly Disagree/
Disagree (%)
1 3.4057 0.91317 52.8 17.9
2 3.8208 0.77824 76.4 5.7
3 3.8868 0.73447 81.1 5.7
4 3.8774 0.77709 79.2 6.6
5 3.8396 0.73208 76.4 4.7
6 3.7547 0.77842 70.8 6.6
7 3.3868 0.83462 43.4 11.3
8 3.0000 0.81650 22.6 23.6
9 3.5283 0.83046 60.4 13.2
10 3.6604 0.74177 67.9 7.5
11 3.4906 0.67957 52.8 5.7
Overall mean of individual means for
all 11 items: 3.6046
■FIGURE 1. Overall responses in each market by respondents’ years of experience (n =
243).
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to the number of repeat patient visits to the retail clinic. Because the DRT was made available to
patients waiting to be seen for a separate reason, more research is needed to determine the
number of patients who may return based on the use of the DRT.
Although this study looked at NPs in the retail clinic setting, there are patients in the waiting
areas of all health care settings. The DRT is not geared toward a particular setting, but rather
toward patients in general. Thus, all health care settings could use a risk assessment tool to
screen patients who may not be aware of their potential risk for diabetes. Implementation and uti-
lization of such a tool can be a key component in proactively screening patients and providing
high-quality, evidence-based care.
Limitations A limitation in this study was the small sample size. The low response rate of
22.16% (248 completed ques- tionnaires from 1,097 NPs invited to participate) may be
attributable to sev- eral factors. Some of the invited NPs were in management or educator roles
with limited opportunities for direct patient care. It is possible that they did not see patients
during the timeframe of the study. Some invited NPs are per-diem employees with a require-
ment to work only one or two shifts per month and may not have received the emailed invitation
during the 2-week timeframe, or some potential participants may have been on paid time off or a
leave of absence. Finally, one market included in the study does not evaluate and treat chronic
condi- tions, which may have led to lower utilization of a screening tool for a chronic condition.
This market was included because it met the criteria of being staffed by NPs and had imple-
mented the DRT as a resource.
Another limitation is that feasibil- ity of use can be interpreted in several ways. Concepts used to
define feasi- bility in this study included patients’ acceptance of the DRT, its ease of
understanding by patients, the time it took patients to complete the DRT, whether the DRT
initiated conver- sation between patients and an NP, whether the DRT complemented or
improved the approach of NP, whether its use led to an increase in diabetes screening services or
repeat visits, and whether its use saved time, improved the quality of care, or increased patient
satisfaction. Further research is needed to translate feasi- bility into implementation.
Conclusion To address the demands of the dia- betes epidemic, health care organi-
zations need to focus on risk factor awareness. Evaluating NPs’ use and perceptions of the
feasibility of a dia- betes risk assessment tool are import- ant in determining whether such a tool
adds value in the retail clinic set- ting. In this study, NPs who used the DRT agreed that the use
of this tool is feasible in their setting. However, less than half of respondents reported having
used the DRT, and increased utilization is needed.
Using a diabetes risk assessment tool can be a quick, efficient way to increase patient screening,
com- plement HCPs’ approach, and help to initiate conversations between patients and
providers. This in turn may have an impact on the early identification of individuals with dia-
betes and improve the quality of care offered to these patients. The more we can do as a health
care community to identify risk factors for diabetes, the better our chances of preventing disease
and improving the health and wellness of our patients.
Additional research is needed to understand the barriers to utilization of a diabetes risk
assessment tool, examine the use of such tools to effi- ciently identify patients with type 2
diabetes, and explore the feasibility of using the DRT or similar tools in other health care
settings.
TABLE 3. Pearson Correlation Coefficient of 11 Perception Items of Feasibility (n = 106) 1 2 3
4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11
1 1.0
2 0.438** 1.0
3 0.325** 0.331** 1.0
4 0.406** 0.436** 0.443** 1.0
5 0.469** 0.517** 0.533** 0.735** 1.0
6 0.436** 0.556** 0.467** 0.548** 0.816** 1.0
7 0.592** 0.357** 0.259** 0.456** 0.508** 0.426** 1.0
8 0.524** 0.345** 0.206* 0.360** 0.462** 0.405** 0.615** 1.0
9 0.318** 0.546** 0.349** 0.308** 0.532** 0.571** 0.403** 0.478** 1.0
10 0.402** 0.438** 0.313** 0.638** 0.583** 0.531** 0.522** 0.456** 0.449** 1.0
11 0.505** 0.384** 0.303** 0.494** 0.581** 0.536** 0.603** 0.463** 0.465** 0.541** 1.0
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). *Correlation is significant at the 0.05
level (two-tailed).
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Acknowledgments The authors thank the NPs who partici- pated in this study. The authors take
full responsibility for the content of this article and participated in all stages of manuscript
development and approval of the article for publication.
Duality of Interest No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
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  • 1. V O L U M E 3 4 , N U M B E R 4 , F A L L 2 0 1 6 187 F E A T U R E A R T IC L E Nurse Practitioner Perceptions of a Diabetes Risk Assessment Tool in the Retail Clinic Setting Kristen L. Marjama, JoAnn S. Oliver, and Jennifer Hayes Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death in the United States, burdening society with high costs for treatment and placing increased demand on the health care system (1). According to the 2014 National Diabetes Statistics Report, an estimated 29.1 million people in the United States have diabetes, and 8.1 million of them are undiagnosed (2). The lack of screening for early identification of patients at risk for type 2 diabetes is a significant clin- ical problem. Health care providers (HCPs) need to be aware of the in- creasing diabetes burden and to pri- oritize the screening of patients who may be at risk. Screening for risk can aid in both efforts to prevent the development of diabetes and early management of the disease to reduce complications. Clinical trials have demonstrated that type 2 diabetes can be delayed or prevented through life- style modification or pharmacother- apy for people at increased risk (3). In order to reduce risk for those at risk of developing diabetes, screen- ing is a priority that will raise patient awareness. Many patients are not aware of their risk for type 2 dia- betes until they receive a confirmed diagnosis from their HCP. There are numerous health care settings in which screenings can be imple- mented, including but not limited to primary care practices, urgent care centers, hospital emergency depart- ments, and retail health clinics. Retail clinics are located in retail supermarket and pharmacy chains to provide high-quality, affordable, and easily accessible health care services for communities. A true measure of quality in retail clinics is their degree of adherence to several measures iden- tified in the Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set (4). Services in this type of setting may include treatment of acute episodic conditions, physical examinations, vaccinations, health screenings, and prevention and management of chronic conditions (5). Retail clinics provide services to patients
  • 2. with or without insurance or a primary care “home.” Patients’ visits to a retail clinic afford the opportunity to assess â– IN BRIEF This article describes a study to gain insight into the utility and perceived feasibility of the American Diabetes Association’s Diabetes Risk Test (DRT) implemented by nurse practitioners (NPs) in the retail clinic setting. The DRT is intended for those without a known risk for diabetes. Researchers invited 1,097 NPs working in the retail clinics of a nationwide company to participate voluntarily in an online questionnaire. Of the 248 NPs who sent in complete responses, 114 (46%) indicated that they used the DRT in the clinic. Overall mean responses from these NPs indicated that they perceive the DRT as a feasible tool in the retail clinic setting. Use of the DRT or similar risk assessment tools in the retail clinic setting can aid in the identification of people at risk for type 2 diabetes. University of Alabama, Capstone College of Nursing, Tuscaloosa, AL Corresponding author: Kristen L. Marjama, [email protected] DOI: 10.2337/cd15-0054 ©2016 by the American Diabetes Association. Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. See http:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0 for details. D ow nloaded from http://diabetesjournals.org/clinical/article-pdf/34/4/187/500441/187.pdf by guest on 12 January 2023 1 8 8 C L I N I C A L . D I A B E T E S J O U R N A L S . O R G F E AT U R E A R T I C L E their risk for diabetes and focus on wellness and prevention strategies. A multifaceted approach is needed to alter the current diabetes trend in the United States. One important factor is the engagement of HCPs in screening and communicating health risk information to their patients (6). Using a diabetes risk assessment tool in the retail clinic setting may help to identify patients who are at risk, improve or complement other risk assessment approaches used by HCPs, and enhance communication between HCPs and their patients regarding type 2 diabetes risk. This study aimed to explore the utility and perceptions of a diabetes risk assessment tool implemented by nurse practitioners (NPs) in the retail clinic setting. The number of adults with dia- betes in the United States increased from 5.5 million in 1980 to 21.3 mil- lion in 2012 (7). In 2012, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimated that 86 million adults (one in three) had prediabe- tes, which is a condition that places people at risk for developing type 2 diabetes (7). From 2008 to 2012, the cost of diabetes
  • 3. increased 41%, from $176 million to $245 million (8). Thus, it has become increasingly important to identify individuals who would benefit from interventions aimed at preventing the development of diabetes. The Problem HCPs play a major role in improving the quality of health care and thus increasing the value of services pro- vided (9). Such quality improvement occurs primarily at the level of inter- action between HCPs and patients. Providers need evidence-based tools and resources to aid them in initiating important conversations and provid- ing high-quality care to every patient. However, studies have identified barriers to HCPs’ use of type 2 dia- betes risk assessment tools. These barriers include attitudes about avail- able tools, the impracticality of their use, and a lack of reimbursement for administering them (10). A diabe- tes risk assessment tool that can be completed by patients while they are waiting to be seen at a clinic could be an effective way to screen all patients. A tool that is easy for patients to use and understand can play a major role in increasing patients’ awareness of their risk for diabetes. One Solution Dealing with the demands of the di- abetes epidemic requires health care organizations to develop innovative, coordinated approaches to prevention and care (11). Several health care or- ganizations operate retail clinics. This study was implemented with NPs em- ployed by one national retail clinic organization. Primary prevention and health promotion, discussed at every clinic encounter regardless of the rea- son for the visit, can be successful at reducing disease occurrence and im- proving health (12). Currently, there is no evidence in the literature regard- ing the use and feasibility of a diabe- tes risk assessment tool in the retail clinic setting. Understanding the per- ceptions of a diabetes risk assessment tool used by NPs in the retail clinic setting will provide a framework to assist in the development of a diabe- tes screening program. Assessing NPs’ perceptions of this intervention also may lead to increased or continued use of the risk assessment tool and identify factors that are negatively in- fluencing its continued use. The re- sults may encourage other retail clinic organizations to adopt the use of a di- abetes risk assessment tool in practice. The American Diabetes Associa- tion (ADA) and the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) have established guidelines for detecting prediabetes and type 2 diabetes for the purposes of prevention and early intervention. A study comparing these guidelines found that the ADA guidelines detected 38.9% more cases of prediabetes and 24.3% more cases of type 2 diabetes than the USPSTF guidelines (13). ADA recommends the Diabetes Risk Test (DRT) as a tool for assessing patients’ risk for type 2 diabetes (14). The DRT is currently used in the retail clinic organization selected for this study. This diabetes risk assessment tool has also been adopted by the National Institutes of Health/CDC National Diabetes Education Program (15). Since 20 November 2014, the retail organization involved in this study has encouraged having patients complete the DRT in its retail clinic waiting rooms. The DRT is a one-page form con- taining seven questions regarding patients’ age, sex, history of gesta- tional diabetes, family history of diabetes, history of hypertension, physical activity, and weight (14). Patients are instructed to add up the scores based on their answers to
  • 4. determine whether they are at risk for type 2 diabetes. Those whose scores indicate that they are at risk are encouraged to participate in a diabe- tes screening visit at the retail clinic. This study examined how NPs in this retail clinic setting perceive the merit of the DRT in terms of adding value to screening for type 2 diabe- tes and whether NPs perceive that it initiates, complements, and improves risk-related conversations between patients and providers. The study also assessed how NPs perceive patients’ use of and satisfaction with the DRT. The DRT was made available for use as a resource 5 months before the ini- tiation of this study. Methods An online questionnaire to assess NPs’ use and perceptions of the DRT was developed using Survey Monkey, a Web-based survey tool (16). Retail clinics in 26 markets were selected for this project, and 1,097 NPs were invited to participate. All NPs in the selected markets were sent an email message describing the purpose of the study, the time required for participa- tion, and an Internet link they could open to complete the questionnaire. NPs’ participation was voluntary, D ow nloaded from http://diabetesjournals.org/clinical/article-pdf/34/4/187/500441/187.pdf by guest on 12 January 2023 V O L U M E 3 4 , N U M B E R 4 , F A L L 2 0 1 6 189 m a r j a m a e t a l . F E A T U R E A R T IC L E consent was obtained from all partic- ipants, and all survey responses were anonymous. NPs could withdraw from completing the survey at any point without any consequences. The questionnaire consisted of 15 items. The first three gathered demographic information, including practice location, years of clinical experience as an NP, and average number of patients seen per day. The fourth asked whether the NP had used or was currently using the DRT. If the answer was no, the partici- pant was not asked to complete the remaining 11 items, and the survey was considered complete. Participants who had used or were currently using the DRT
  • 5. proceeded through the remaining items, which assessed their perceptions of use of the DRT (Table 1). The survey items were developed to assess perceptions of the feasibility and value of a risk assessment tool (17). Several concepts were used to measure feasibility, including per- ceptions of patient use, provider approach, and patient-provider inter- action. For each item, respondents used a 5-point Likert scale (Strongly Disagree, Disagree, Neutral, Agree, or Strongly Agree) to indicate the degree to which they agreed with the given statement. Participants completed surveys from 15 April 2015 through 29 April 2015. Of the 1,097 NPs who were invited to participate, 258 returned responses. Ten responses contained no data and were therefore deleted, leaving 248 responses for analysis (response rate of 22.61%). SPSS Statistics version 22 com- puter software (IBM, Armonk, N.Y.) was used for descriptive and inferen- tial statistical analyses. All variables were examined for accuracy of data entry. Mean responses to each question were examined to facili- tate discussion of the results; mean responses are a good indicator of the aggregate direction toward the two ends of the scale for each question. With responses restricted to a 5-point Likert scale, a mean response value of 3 is the midpoint value of the scale and implies a neutral stance. A mean response of <3 implies that responses were in the “disagree― direction, and a mean of >3 indicates that responses were in the “agree― direction. For analysis, a Pearson correlation coef- ficient was used to determine the presence of a correlation between variables. Results Of the 248 responses available for analysis, the highest response rates came from Chicago, Ill., with 27 re- sponses (10.89%); Atlanta, Ga., with 26 responses (10.48%); and Orlando, Fla., with 23 responses (9.27%). A to- tal of 243 participants indicated that they were NPs. Of these, 80 (32.92%) had 0–5 years of clinical experience, 65 (26.75%) had 6–10 years, 41 (16.87%) had 11–15 years, and 57 (23.46%) had ≥15 years of experience (Figure 1). Of the 246 participants who responded to the question about the number of patients they see on average each day at their retail clinic, 163 (66.26%) reported seeing 11–20 patients per day, 57 (23.17%) report- ed seeing 0–10 patients, 24 (9.76%) reported seeing 21–30 patients, and 2 (0.81%) reported seeing ≥31 patients per day. Of the 248 respondents who reported on their use of the DRT in their retail clinic, 134 (54.03%) indi- cated that they did not use the DRT, whereas 114 participants (45.97%) reported that they did. Of the 114 participants who did use the DRT, 106 provided responses to the 11 perception questions regarding the feasibility of DRT use in their retail clinic setting. The majority of those 106 respondents were NPs with 1–5 years of experience (34.9%) who reported seeing 11–20 patients per day (61.3%). Descriptive statistical analysis was performed (Table 2). The lowest mean response to any of the 11 survey items was for item 8 (“Contributes to the number of repeat visits to the retail clinic―). The mean score of 3.0000 for that item indicates that participants overall were neutral on this issue. The meaningful measure for this item was the percentage of respon- dents strongly agreeing/agreeing (22.6%) versus those strongly dis- agreeing/disagreeing (23.6%).
  • 6. Mean responses to each of the 11 perception items ranged from those indicating “neutral― to those indicating “agree.― The highest mean response (3.8868) was for item 3 (“Does not take long for patients to complete―). Again, the meaningful measure for this item TABLE 1. Items on Perception of Feasibility From my clinical perspective, the Diabetes Risk Test: 1. Is readily accepted by patients for completion 2. Helps patients easily understand if they are at risk for diabetes 3. Does not take long for patients to complete 4. Initiates more patient-to-provider conversation regarding diabetes 5. Complements my approach to discussing risk for diabetes with patients 6. Improves my approach to discussing risk for diabetes with patients 7. Increases patient desire to participate in the diabetes screening service at the retail clinic 8. Contributes to the number of repeat visits to the retail clinic 9. Saves time in tailoring the discussion with patients with identified risk factors 10. Improves the quality of the diabetes screening service offered at the retail clinic 11. Increases patient satisfaction with care provided D ow nloaded from http://diabetesjournals.org/clinical/article-pdf/34/4/187/500441/187.pdf by guest on 12 January 2023 1 9 0 C L I N I C A L . D I A B E T E S J O U R N A L S . O R G F E AT U R E A R T I C L E was the percentage of respondents strongly agreeing/agreeing (81.1%) versus those strongly disagreeing/ disagreeing (5.7%). To assess overall feasibility of DRT use in the retail clinic setting, the overall mean of all 11 individual mean responses was cal- culated to be 3.6046, which indicates that responses overall were in the “agree― direction. Correlation of the 11 perception items of feasibility was significant at the 0.01 level according to the Pearson correlation coefficient (Table 3).
  • 7. Discussion Assessing the use of the DRT and evaluating NPs’ perceptions of the feasibility of its use can be essential in determining whether this screening tool for type 2 diabetes has value in guiding the current or future health care approach for utilization with pa- tients and facilitating patient-provider communication. In the setting stud- ied here, utilization of the DRT was recommended but not mandated, and the majority of NPs (54.03%) indicated that they did not use the DRT. However, the overall mean of responses to the perception items from NPs who have used the DRT indicates that these NPs agree that using a diabetes risk assessment tool in the retail clinic setting is feasible. There was only one neutral response, and it was on the DRT’s contribution TABLE 2. Mean and Proportion Responses to Items on Perception (n = 106) Item Mean Standard Deviation Strongly Agree/ Agree (%) Strongly Disagree/ Disagree (%) 1 3.4057 0.91317 52.8 17.9 2 3.8208 0.77824 76.4 5.7 3 3.8868 0.73447 81.1 5.7 4 3.8774 0.77709 79.2 6.6 5 3.8396 0.73208 76.4 4.7 6 3.7547 0.77842 70.8 6.6 7 3.3868 0.83462 43.4 11.3 8 3.0000 0.81650 22.6 23.6 9 3.5283 0.83046 60.4 13.2 10 3.6604 0.74177 67.9 7.5 11 3.4906 0.67957 52.8 5.7 Overall mean of individual means for all 11 items: 3.6046 â– FIGURE 1. Overall responses in each market by respondents’ years of experience (n = 243).
  • 8. D ow nloaded from http://diabetesjournals.org/clinical/article-pdf/34/4/187/500441/187.pdf by guest on 12 January 2023 V O L U M E 3 4 , N U M B E R 4 , F A L L 2 0 1 6 191 m a r j a m a e t a l . F E A T U R E A R T IC L E to the number of repeat patient visits to the retail clinic. Because the DRT was made available to patients waiting to be seen for a separate reason, more research is needed to determine the number of patients who may return based on the use of the DRT. Although this study looked at NPs in the retail clinic setting, there are patients in the waiting areas of all health care settings. The DRT is not geared toward a particular setting, but rather toward patients in general. Thus, all health care settings could use a risk assessment tool to screen patients who may not be aware of their potential risk for diabetes. Implementation and uti- lization of such a tool can be a key component in proactively screening patients and providing high-quality, evidence-based care. Limitations A limitation in this study was the small sample size. The low response rate of 22.16% (248 completed ques- tionnaires from 1,097 NPs invited to participate) may be attributable to sev- eral factors. Some of the invited NPs were in management or educator roles with limited opportunities for direct patient care. It is possible that they did not see patients during the timeframe of the study. Some invited NPs are per-diem employees with a require- ment to work only one or two shifts per month and may not have received the emailed invitation during the 2-week timeframe, or some potential participants may have been on paid time off or a leave of absence. Finally, one market included in the study does not evaluate and treat chronic condi- tions, which may have led to lower utilization of a screening tool for a chronic condition. This market was included because it met the criteria of being staffed by NPs and had imple- mented the DRT as a resource.
  • 9. Another limitation is that feasibil- ity of use can be interpreted in several ways. Concepts used to define feasi- bility in this study included patients’ acceptance of the DRT, its ease of understanding by patients, the time it took patients to complete the DRT, whether the DRT initiated conver- sation between patients and an NP, whether the DRT complemented or improved the approach of NP, whether its use led to an increase in diabetes screening services or repeat visits, and whether its use saved time, improved the quality of care, or increased patient satisfaction. Further research is needed to translate feasi- bility into implementation. Conclusion To address the demands of the dia- betes epidemic, health care organi- zations need to focus on risk factor awareness. Evaluating NPs’ use and perceptions of the feasibility of a dia- betes risk assessment tool are import- ant in determining whether such a tool adds value in the retail clinic set- ting. In this study, NPs who used the DRT agreed that the use of this tool is feasible in their setting. However, less than half of respondents reported having used the DRT, and increased utilization is needed. Using a diabetes risk assessment tool can be a quick, efficient way to increase patient screening, com- plement HCPs’ approach, and help to initiate conversations between patients and providers. This in turn may have an impact on the early identification of individuals with dia- betes and improve the quality of care offered to these patients. The more we can do as a health care community to identify risk factors for diabetes, the better our chances of preventing disease and improving the health and wellness of our patients. Additional research is needed to understand the barriers to utilization of a diabetes risk assessment tool, examine the use of such tools to effi- ciently identify patients with type 2 diabetes, and explore the feasibility of using the DRT or similar tools in other health care settings. TABLE 3. Pearson Correlation Coefficient of 11 Perception Items of Feasibility (n = 106) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 1 1.0 2 0.438** 1.0 3 0.325** 0.331** 1.0 4 0.406** 0.436** 0.443** 1.0 5 0.469** 0.517** 0.533** 0.735** 1.0 6 0.436** 0.556** 0.467** 0.548** 0.816** 1.0 7 0.592** 0.357** 0.259** 0.456** 0.508** 0.426** 1.0 8 0.524** 0.345** 0.206* 0.360** 0.462** 0.405** 0.615** 1.0
  • 10. 9 0.318** 0.546** 0.349** 0.308** 0.532** 0.571** 0.403** 0.478** 1.0 10 0.402** 0.438** 0.313** 0.638** 0.583** 0.531** 0.522** 0.456** 0.449** 1.0 11 0.505** 0.384** 0.303** 0.494** 0.581** 0.536** 0.603** 0.463** 0.465** 0.541** 1.0 **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two-tailed). *Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed). D ow nloaded from http://diabetesjournals.org/clinical/article-pdf/34/4/187/500441/187.pdf by guest on 12 January 2023 1 9 2 C L I N I C A L . D I A B E T E S J O U R N A L S . O R G F E AT U R E A R T I C L E Acknowledgments The authors thank the NPs who partici- pated in this study. The authors take full responsibility for the content of this article and participated in all stages of manuscript development and approval of the article for publication. Duality of Interest No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported. References 1. National Conference of State Legislatures: Diabetes. Available from http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/ diseases-and-conditions/diabetes.aspx. Accessed 17 July 2016 2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes statistics report, 2014. Available from http://www.cdc. gov/diabetes/library/reports/surveillance. html. Accessed 12 December 2014 3. Buijsse B, Simmons RK, Griffin SJ, Schulze MB. Risk assessment tools for identifying individuals at risk for devel- oping type 2 diabetes. Epidemiol Rev 2011;33:46–62 4. National Committee for Quality Assurance. HEDIS and performance mea- surement. Available from http://www.ncqa. org/hedis-quality-measurement. Accessed 17 July 2016 5. Fitzgerald K. More patients turning to retail clinics for chronic care and preven- tive services. First Report Managed Care 29 July 2014. Available from http://www. firstreportnow.com/first/walgreens-study- finds-more-patients-turning-retail- clinics-chronic- care-and-preventive- service. Accessed 12 May 2015 6. Okosun IS, Davis-Smith M, Seale JP. Awareness of diabetes risks is associ- ated with healthy lifestyle behavior in diabetes-free American adults: evidence from a nationally representative sample. Prim Care Diabetes 2012;6:87–94
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