Use of the TIDieR checklist to describe an online structured education programme for type 2 diabetes.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of structured education for type 2 diabetes is to improve knowledge, skills and confidence in self-management. It is recommended in the UK for everyone who is newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. We developed an on-line programme called HeLP-Diabetes: Starting Out to address poor uptake of face-to-face structured education. The aim of this paper is to describe the intervention in line with the Template for Intervention Description and Replication guide, which calls for better reporting of interventions.

Methods

The Template for Intervention Description and Replication guide provided the item headings for the description. These included the theoretical underpinning, materials, procedures, providers, and mode of delivery.

Results

The programme was de

SUBMITTER: Poduval S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7708660 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature