Diabetes management for mental health service users.
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Identification of barriers to effective diabetes management for people with severe mental illness (SMI): development work for an intervention to improve diabetes healthcare and self-care in SMI.
IRAS ID
179522
Contact name
Daniel Apau
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 0 days
Research summary
People with severe mental illness (SMI) are twice as likely to develop diabetes compared with the general population. Those with diabetes and SMI are also more likely to have unhealthy lifestyles than people without SMI and fewer than half reach the recommended target for blood glucose control. To improve diabetes management for people with SMI, it is necessary to understand the difficulties people experience and what they find helpful, as well as asking health professionals about the challenges they face in delivering diabetes care for this population.
We will therefore survey 250 people with diabetes and SMI, and 380 healthcare professionals (HCPs) from primary, secondary and community care to explore:
i) whether people with diabetes and severe mental illness are receiving key areas of diabetes care.
ii) which aspects of diabetes self-management are found most challenging by people with severe mental illness.
iii) barriers and facilitators to diabetes self-management experienced by people who have diabetes and severe mental illness.
iv) healthcare professionals’ views about their clinical role in delivery of diabetes care for people with severe mental illness.
v) barriers and facilitators to healthcare professionals’ delivery of diabetes care for people with severe mental illness.People with diabetes and severe mental illness will be recruited through GP surgeries, NHS Trusts, relevant charities and community organisations.
Healthcare professionals will be recruited through professional membership bodies, NHS Trusts and by promoting the study at relevant health conferences.
REC name
Wales REC 7
REC reference
15/WA/0310
Date of REC Opinion
28 Aug 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion