Diabetes Nutritional, Metabolic, Endocrine Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus
Conditions
Interventions
GP/practice nurse will inform patients about the study and if interested hands them a study recruitment pack, which contains the Patient Information leaflet. The referral form is completed and sent to
Sponsors
University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UK)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Over the age of 18 years, either sex 2. Newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes 3. Can participate in the education programme preferably within 6 months of diagnosis
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Type 1 diabetes 2. Taking insulin 3. Unable to give informed consent 4. Severe and enduring mental health problems (i.e. under the care of the specialist mental health team) 5. Unable to take part in a group programme 6. Not primarily responsible for their own care 7. Unable to participate in groups conducted in English (only for the non-BME sites)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in coherence score. This is an illness belief score which provides a measure of an individual?s understanding of their diabetes and is determined using a validated tool, the Diabetes Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R). | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Based on changes between baseline and four months: 1. Change in personal responsibility score (obtained using the IPQ-R self-report questionnaire) 2. Change in depression score (obtained using the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale [HADS-D] self-report questionnaire) 3. Changes in biomedical and anthropometric measures | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Outcome results
None listed