Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Healthcare Professionals, Relatives to/Carers of Patients
Conditions
Brief summary
The study is conducted in Africa, Asia, Europe, Japan, North America and South America. The multinational surveys will explore the experiences and unmet needs of people with diabetes, as well as those of family members of people with diabetes, and of healthcare professionals treating people with diabetes.
Interventions
OTHERNo treatment given
Three separate survey questionnaires, one for each of the three diabetes groups. Each questionnaire is composed of multiple items including pre-coded (multiple choice) questions, dichotomous (yes/no) questions and rating scales.
Sponsors
Novo Nordisk A/S
Study design
Observational model
ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adults aged at least 18 years with diabetes (type 1 or type 2: not only during pregnancy) * Adults aged at least 18 years involved in the daily care of an adult (18 years or older) with diabetes (type 1 or type 2) * General practitioners who personally treat at least 5 adults (18 years or older) with diabetes per month and initiate oral medication * Diabetes specialists (endocrinologists/diabetologists) who personally treat at least 50 adults (18 years or older) with diabetes per month and prescribe oral medication, insulin or other injectable diabetes medications * Diabetes educators (diabetes nurses/dieticians/other non-physician healthcare professionals) providing care for at least 5 adults (18 years or older) with diabetes per month * Participants must have access to the internet, either at home or at a location convenient to them, or be able to attend a face-to-face or telephone interview, to participate in the survey * Provision of informed consent before the start of any study-related activities
Exclusion criteria
* Individuals aged below 18 years and/or diagnosed with diabetes less than 12 months ago * Inability to understand and comply with written and verbal instructions
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-reported health and Quality of Life (QoL) (measured by the study questionnaire) | Day 1 |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Psychological well-being of people with diabetes and family members measured by the study questionnaire | Day 1 |
| Diabetes distress of people with diabetes and family members measured by the study questionnaire | Day 1 |
| Self-reported self-management of people with diabetes measured by the study questionnaire | Day 1 |
| Family support behaviours reported by people with diabetes and family members measured by the study questionnaire | Day 1 |
| Patient-centred diabetes care reported by people with diabetes and health care professionals measured by the study questionnaire | Day 1 |
Countries
Algeria, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Spain, Turkey (Türkiye), United Kingdom, United States
Outcome results
None listed