Abstract
Aims: Primary care health professionals (HP) play a key role in
providing access to structured education for people with newly
diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine
the views of HPs of the structured education course on offer for
this population in south London.
Methods: This was a qualitative study using group or one to one
semi-structured interviews to elicit primary care HPs’ views of
structured education for people with newly diagnosed Type 2
diabetes. Participants were sampled according to where they
worked and the list size of the general practice (GP) they were
attached to. Interviews were transcribed and data entered and
managed in Nvivo 10. A thematic framework method was applied
to the data.
Results: A sample of 27 people were interviewed from 15 GP
surgeries. Three main themes emerged from the qualitative data
exploring HPs’ views of structured education for people with Type
2 diabetes: (1) its benefits (e.g. information evidence-based,
includes dietary information, time for discussion, group format
and a family member can attend); (2) its limitations (e.g. access,
including language issues, mental health problems, not addressing
psychological issues, group format); and (3) what else could be
done (e.g. offer education within GP surgery, target hard-to-reach
groups, follow-up for patients who do attend, provide more
training for practice nurses in diabetes).
Conclusions: HPs identified similar benefits and barriers of
structured education programme for Type 2 diabetes to those
previously identified by patients. HPs suggested some innovative
ideas that may help more people with Type 2 diabetes access
diabetes education.
providing access to structured education for people with newly
diagnosed Type 2 diabetes. The aim of this study was to determine
the views of HPs of the structured education course on offer for
this population in south London.
Methods: This was a qualitative study using group or one to one
semi-structured interviews to elicit primary care HPs’ views of
structured education for people with newly diagnosed Type 2
diabetes. Participants were sampled according to where they
worked and the list size of the general practice (GP) they were
attached to. Interviews were transcribed and data entered and
managed in Nvivo 10. A thematic framework method was applied
to the data.
Results: A sample of 27 people were interviewed from 15 GP
surgeries. Three main themes emerged from the qualitative data
exploring HPs’ views of structured education for people with Type
2 diabetes: (1) its benefits (e.g. information evidence-based,
includes dietary information, time for discussion, group format
and a family member can attend); (2) its limitations (e.g. access,
including language issues, mental health problems, not addressing
psychological issues, group format); and (3) what else could be
done (e.g. offer education within GP surgery, target hard-to-reach
groups, follow-up for patients who do attend, provide more
training for practice nurses in diabetes).
Conclusions: HPs identified similar benefits and barriers of
structured education programme for Type 2 diabetes to those
previously identified by patients. HPs suggested some innovative
ideas that may help more people with Type 2 diabetes access
diabetes education.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Diabetic Medicine |
| Publication status | Published - Mar 2016 |
