An Evidence-Based Nurse-Led Intervention to Reduce Diabetes Distress Among Adults With Type 1 Diabetes and Diabetes Distress (REDUCE): Development of a Complex Intervention Using Qualitative Methods Informed by the Medical Research Council Framework.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Diabetes distress refers to the negative emotional reaction to living with the demands of diabetes; it occurs in >40% of adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). However, no interventions to reduce diabetes distress are specifically designed to be an integral part of diabetes care.

Objective

This study aims to modify and adapt existing evidence-based methods into a nurse-led group intervention to reduce diabetes distress among adults with T1D and moderate to severe diabetes distress.

Methods

The overall framework of this study was informed by the initial phase of the Medical Research Council's complex intervention framework that focused on undertaking intervention identification and development to guide the adaptation of the intervention. This study took place at

SUBMITTER: Stenov V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11530732 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature