[Secondary use of data: The promise of artificial intelligence]. / L'utilisation secondaire des données : les promesses de l'intelligence artificielle.

The use of secondary healthcare data contributes to improving the healthcare system and, for the patient in particular, aims to provide better care thanks to the lessons learned from compiling the information. This article, using the example of an artificial intelligence (AI) project called Hydro, highlights the importance and challenges of cross-fertilizing different data sources, to help find solutions that enrich the healthcare offering.

Perceptions of bariatric surgery in patients with type 2 diabetes: data from a self-administered questionnaire.

BACKGROUND: Although bariatric surgery (BS) is recommended for patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) and moderate to severe obesity, only approximately 2% of patients undergo surgery. OBJECTIVE: To compare the knowledge and perception of BS with that of other treatments for diabetes among patients with diabetes. SETTING: French social media platforms. METHODS: A self-administered questionnaire was distributed from May 13 to June 3, 2020, via different French social media, including patients with T2D (main target), and patients with type 1 diabetes (control population). Different profiles of reluctance to BS were identified using a factorial analysis. RESULTS: Of the 4481 responders (50.4% women, 33.9% aged over 65), 60% had T2D. Of the 1736 patients who had heard of BS (38.7%), 1493 declared they never addressed it with their physician. Among T2D patients, BS is the treatment that elicits the most negative response, with more than 10% showing reluctance. Four reluctance profiles were identified: (1) cluster 1 (43.4%), fear of consequences on their eating habits and irreversibility of the procedure; (2) cluster 2 (34.9%), fear of poorer diabetes control; (3) cluster 3 (9.3%), fear of surgical risk; and (4) cluster 4 (12.4%), fear of side effects. In all clusters, the opinion of their physician would be the most important factor to change their mind. CONCLUSION: Bariatric surgery for T2D is rarely addressed in routine medical visits. Fear of operative risks and irreversibility of the procedure largely explains the reluctance to BS. Information and education campaigns on the benefit of metabolic surgery for patients with T2D remain necessary.

[The benefits of the "patient experience"]. / Les bénéfices de "l'expérience patient".

The doctor-patient relationship tends to reconfigure. The chronic patient is recognised for the ability to perform certain healthcare activities, but also for a type of expertise related to his or her personal experience with illness. However, what are the individual and collective benefits of this expertise? How is it enhanced by connected medical systems?

[Frailty of elderly people with diabetes]. / Les fragilités des personnes âgées diabétiques.

The frailty of elderly people with diabetes requires various factors to be taken into account including lifestyle, the moment of the diagnosis, the patient's experience, the social context including any financial difficulties. It is thereby apparent that the support requirements differ depending on the situations. Medical telemonitoring can be an appropriate solution.

[Diabetes and connected objects, appropriation or rejection?] / Diabète et objets connectés, entre appropriation et abandon d'usage.

There are numerous connected objects aimed at the 3.5 million people with diabetes in France. What do patients think of them and what use do they actually get out of them? Diabète LAB, the living lab of the French Federation of Diabetics, questions patients with diabetes about their experiences, their uses of the technical devices and health services, as well as their needs.

[A cooperation protocol for the follow-up of patients after bariatric surgery]. / Un protocole de coopération pour le suivi des patients après chirurgie bariatrique.

Professional cooperation protocols have recently been developed by the French national health authority and regional health agencies. They enable paramedical staff to perform procedures usually carried out by doctors. In the framework of bariatric surgery, the follow-up of patients after surgery is thereby assured by specialist nurses. They can make a diagnosis and prescribe vitamins, minerals and tests.