Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) Online: a mixed methods evaluation exploring the feasibility of implementing a virtual culturally tailored diabetes self-management programme for African and Caribbean communities.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To assess the feasibility and acceptability of delivering Healthy Eating and Active Lifestyles for Diabetes (HEAL-D) Online.

Intervention

HEAL-D Online-a 7-week culturally tailored type 2 diabetes educational programme delivered using online platform.

Setting

Programme delivered by a London NHS trust, with patients referred from primary care healthcare professionals via a central booking system.

Participants

53 HEAL-D service users completed a postcourse questionnaire, and 14 service users and 7 service delivery staff participated in interviews.

Design

Mixed methods service evaluation.

Primary and secondary outcomes

Service user engagement, acceptability and perceived patient benefit assessed using service activity data. Feasibility and

SUBMITTER: Low JTS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11529698 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature