Training DAFNEplus facilitators in novel behaviour change approaches: A template for training design and delivery.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The integration of behaviour change principles into diabetes structured education programmes is key to sustaining long-term improvements in glycaemic management. Good quality training for diabetes educators that enables them to understand and feel confident in behaviour change approaches, is fundamental to their delivery. Educator training programmes are rarely described in detail despite this information being needed to enable interpretation of trial/outcome data, fidelity analyses and replicability between centres.

Aims

This paper presents an overview of a bespoke training programme developed for educators who delivered the DAFNEplus programme. DAFNEplus is a revised version of the Dose Adjustment for Normal Eating Programme (DAFNE) for people with type 1 diabet

SUBMITTER: de Zoysa N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12352730 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature