Eliciting the mechanisms of action of care navigators in the management of type 2 diabetes in people with severe mental illness: A qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes have a reduced life expectancy compared to the general population. One factor that contributes to this is the inability to provide optimal management, as the two conditions are typically managed by separate physical and mental health systems. The role of care navigators in coordinating diabetes care in people with severe mental illness may provide a solution to better management.

Aim

To explore the views of clinicians and people with severe mental illness and type 2 diabetes on an integrated health service model with a focus on the care navigator to identify potential mechanisms of action.

Design

Qualitative one-to-one semi-structured interviews and part of a wider pilot intervention study.

Setting

SUBMITTER: Nadal IP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9543493 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature