Sustaining the benefits of structured education: Participants' experiences of receiving structured individual support during a programme (DAFNEplus) informed by behavioural science
Authors' conclusion
While all participants benefited from individual support, our findings suggest that some may need, or gain further benefit from, longer-term, tailored support. This has important implications for decision-making about roll-out of DAFNEplus post-trial and for the development of future programmes seeking to bring about sustainable changes in self management practices.
Study context
- Population
- DAFNEplus participants receiving structured individual support after group educationinterviewed
- Participants
- 28 participants
- Outcome
- Experiences of, and engagement with, individual support
Methodological detailsthematic analysis, part of a broader evaluation
- Thematic analysis
- Part of a broader evaluation
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
- Individual support helped strengthen self management: consolidating and expanding understanding of flexible intensive insulin therapy; ongoing review and refinement of behaviour; continued and effective use of data; access to help from healthcare professionals to pre-empt or resolve difficulties
- Participants described moving towards independence in self management in three stages: 'Working with healthcare professionals'; 'Growing sense of responsibility'; 'Taking control'
- All portrayed themselves as changed, but progress varied; a few continued to depend heavily on DAFNEplus facilitators for advice and/or direction at 12 months
Original publication
Sustaining the benefits of structured education: Participants' experiences of receiving structured individual support during a programme (DAFNEplus) informed by behavioural science. Diabet Med. Published 31 May 2024. doi:10.
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