From educator to facilitator: Healthcare professionals' experiences of, and views about, delivering a type 1 diabetes structured education programme (DAFNEplus ) informed by behavioural science
Authors' conclusion
This study provides a vital dimension to the evaluation of the DAFNEplus programme. Interviewees found the intervention to be acceptable and expressed high levels of buy-in. As well as offering potential endorsement for a national rollout, our findings offer insights which could help inform development and rollout of future behaviour change interventions to support diabetes self-management.
Study context
- Population
- Nurses and dieticians who delivered the DAFNEplus T1D structured education programme during a clinical trialnurses and dieticians
- Participants
- 18 nurses
- Outcome
- Experiences of, and views about, delivering DAFNEplus
Methodological detailsthematic analysis, conducted during a clinical trial
- Thematic analysis
- Conducted during a clinical trial
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Despite many sharing initial reservations, all described a positive, transformative impact of DAFNEplus delivery on their perceptions and working practices
- Transformation enabled by initial training and supervision, confidence from using scripts for novel content, and seeing DAFNEplus principles well received by and positively affecting attendees
- Strongly felt ethical mandate to use some DAFNEplus techniques and curriculum content in routine clinical care
- Supportive of national rollout but anticipated attitudinal and logistical (e.g. workload) challenges
Original publication
From educator to facilitator: Healthcare professionals' experiences of, and views about, delivering a type 1 diabetes structured education programme (DAFNEplus ) informed by behavioural science. Diabet Med. Published 4 June 2024. doi:10.
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