Increasing uptake of structured self-management education programmes for type 2 diabetes in a primary care setting: a feasibility study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Structured self-management education (SSME) for people with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) improves biomedical and psychological outcomes, whilst being cost-effective. Yet uptake in the UK remains low. An 'Embedding Package' addressing barriers and enablers to uptake at patient, health care professional and organisational levels has been developed. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of conducting a subsequent randomised controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the Embedding Package in primary care, using a mixed methods approach.

Methods

A concurrent mixed methods approach was adopted. Six general practices in the UK were recruited and received the intervention (the Embedding Package). Pseudonymised demographic, biomedical and SSME data were extra

SUBMITTER: Davies M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7243310 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature