From the United Kingdom to Australia-Adapting a Web-Based Self-management Education Program to Support the Management of Type 2 Diabetes: Tutorial.

ABSTRACT: Diabetes self-management education and support can improve outcomes in people with diabetes. Providing health interventions via digital modes of delivery can extend the reach of programs delivered through traditional means. The web-based version of the Diabetes Education and Self-Management for Ongoing and Newly Diagnosed (MyDESMOND) is a digital diabetes education and support program for people with type 2 diabetes. The program was originally developed in the United Kingdom and is evidence-based, grounded in behavioral theory, and designed through a rigorous process of intervention mapping. As such, MyDESMOND was considered an ideal candidate for adaptation to the Australian setting. Program content and the digital platform were modified to suit the local context to increase the likelihoo

SUBMITTER: Olson J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9069279 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature