Research ers noted small improvements in body mass index immediately after the intervention was provided and at six months , along with improved weight post intervention .
Diabetes knowledge and self efficacy improved immediately following receipt of the intervention , and knowledge also at six months .
The intervention did not improve blood pressure .
Evidence is insufficient to show whether type 2 diabetes self management interventions for people with severe mental illness are effective in improving outcomes .
BACKGROUND People with severe mental illness are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those without severe mental illness .
Treatment guidelines for type 2 diabetes recommend that structured education should be integrated into routine care and should be offered to all .
However , for people with severe mental illness , physical health may be a low priority , and motivation to change may be limited .
These additional challenges mean that the findings reported in previous systematic review s of diabetes self management interventions may not be generalised to those with severe mental illness , and that tailored approaches to effective diabetes education may be required for this population .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of diabetes self management interventions specifically tailored for people with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness .
The summary of diabetes self-care activities measure: results from 7 studies and a revised scale.
OBJECTIVE To review reliability , validity , and normative data from 7 different studies , involving a total of 1,988 people with diabetes , and provide a revised version of the Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities ( SDSCA ) measure . RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS The SDSCA measure is a brief self-report question naire of diabetes self-management that includes items assessing the following aspects of the diabetes regimen : general diet , specific diet , exercise , blood-glucose testing , foot care , and smoking . Normative data ( means and SD ) , inter-item and test-retest reliability , correlations between the SDSCA subscales and a range of criterion measures , and sensitivity to change scores are presented for the 7 different studies ( 5 r and omized interventions and 2 observational studies ) . RESULTS Participants were typically older patients , having type 2 diabetes for a number of years , with a slight preponderance of women . The average inter-item correlations within scales were high ( mean = 0.47 ) , with the exception of specific diet ; test-retest correlations were moderate ( mean = 0.40 ) . Correlations with other measures of diet and exercise generally supported the validity of the SDSCA subscales ( mean = 0.23 ) . CONCLUSIONS There are numerous benefits from st and ardization of measures across studies . The SDSCA question naire is a brief yet reliable and valid self-report measure of diabetes self-management that is useful both for research and practice . The revised version and its scoring are presented , and the inclusion of this measure in studies of diabetes self-management is recommended when appropriate
Research ers noted small improvements in body mass index immediately after the intervention was provided and at six months , along with improved weight post intervention .
Diabetes knowledge and self efficacy improved immediately following receipt of the intervention , and knowledge also at six months .
The intervention did not improve blood pressure .
Evidence is insufficient to show whether type 2 diabetes self management interventions for people with severe mental illness are effective in improving outcomes .
BACKGROUND People with severe mental illness are twice as likely to develop type 2 diabetes as those without severe mental illness .
Treatment guidelines for type 2 diabetes recommend that structured education should be integrated into routine care and should be offered to all .
However , for people with severe mental illness , physical health may be a low priority , and motivation to change may be limited .
These additional challenges mean that the findings reported in previous systematic review s of diabetes self management interventions may not be generalised to those with severe mental illness , and that tailored approaches to effective diabetes education may be required for this population .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effects of diabetes self management interventions specifically tailored for people with type 2 diabetes and severe mental illness .